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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

bring to bed en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (archaic, qualifier:usually in the passive voice) To deliver of a child.
    • However, after they had lived in this way for some time, Mrs Leeson, to her own surprise and that of everybody else, found herself in the family way, and was brought to bed of as lovely a little boy as eyes ever looked upon. 1842, Catherine Crowe, Susan Hopley, Or, The Adventures of a Maid-servant:
    • His wife was brought to bed of a daughter that evening.

Forms

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brings to bed Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
brought to bed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
brought to bed Tense=Past lexicographic
bringing to bed Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic