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crib death

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crib death

(Medicine) US and Canadian the unexplained sudden death of an infant during sleep. Technical name: sudden infant death syndrome Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): cot death

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

sud′den in′fant death′ syn`drome

death from cessation of breathing in a seemingly healthy infant, almost always during sleep.

Abbr.: SIDS Also called crib death.

[1970–75]

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Noun

crib death - sudden and unexpected death of an apparently healthy infant during sleep

cot death, infant death, SIDS, sudden infant death syndrome

death - the absence of life or state of being dead; "he seemed more content in death than he had ever been in life"

sleep apnea - apnea that occurs during sleep

Translations

موت سَريري

úmrtí kojence ve spánku

vuggedød

Kindstodplötzlicher Kindstod

beşik ölümü

婴儿猝死综合症

crib death

n (US) → Krippentod m, → plötzlicher Kindstod

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

crib

(krib) noun

1. a cradle.

2. (American) a child's cot.

3. a translation used when studying a text in a foreign language.

4. a manger.

verb – past tense, past participle cribbed –

to copy. She cribbed the answer from her friend's work.

ˈcrib death noun

(American) cot death; the sudden death of a baby durintg sleep, which cannot yet be explained medically.

crib death

n. muerte de cuna, síndrome de muerte infantil súbita.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

crib death

n muerte f de cuna, síndrome m de muerte súbita infantil (form)

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For the uninformed, SIDS, also called cot or crib death, is the unexpected death of a healthy baby 12 months or younger during sleep, and is definitely an unwelcome and dreadful nightmare for any parent.

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The term cot death is often used in the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand, while crib death is sometimes used in North America.