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111Lamaze — [lə mäz′] n. 〚after F. Lamaze, 20th c. Fr physician, who developed it〛 a training program in natural childbirth, emphasizing breathing control and relaxation during labor together with the presence and encouraging assistance of the father * * *… …
112tiptoe — /tip toh /, n., v., tiptoed, tiptoeing, adj., adv. n. 1. the tip or end of a toe. 2. on tiptoe, a. on the tips of one s toes. b. expectant; eager: With Christmas coming, the children were on tiptoe. c. stealthily; cautiously: The concert had… …
113Margaret of Antioch, Saint — or Saint Marina flourished 3rd or 4th century, Antioch, Syria; Eastern feast day July 13; Western feast day July 20 Early Christian martyr. Tradition held that she was a virgin during the reign of Diocletian. When she refused to marry the Roman… …
114property law — Introduction principles, policies, and rules by which disputes over property are to be resolved and by which property transactions may be structured. What distinguishes property law from other kinds of law is that property law deals with… …
115Couvade syndrome — Couvade syndrome, also called sympathetic pregnancy or (in the UK) phantom pregnancy, is a condition in which a man experiences some of the same symptoms and behavior of an expectant mother. These most often include minor weight gain, altered… …
116Dream Chronicles: The Chosen Child — Developer(s) KatGames Publisher(s) …
117Maternal nutrition — is the dietary intake and habits of expectant mothers with dual emphasis on the health of the mother and the physical and mental development of infants. Nearly 24 per cent of babies are estimated to be born with lower than optimal weights at… …
118chanoine — [ ʃanwan ] n. m. • caneunie 1080; lat. canonicus ♦ Dignitaire ecclésiastique, membre du chapitre d une église cathédrale, collégiale, ou de certaines basiliques. Le chapitre des chanoines sert de conseil à l évêque. Dignité de chanoine. ⇒… …
119crowd — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 large number of people in one place ADJECTIVE ▪ big, bumper (BrE), capacity, enormous, good, great, huge, large, massive …
120father — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ lone (esp. BrE), single ▪ As a single father, he found it a struggle bringing up three children. ▪ married, unmarried ▪ a married father of …
