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  • 1child|bed — «CHYLD BEHD», noun. the condition of a woman giving birth to a child; parturition …

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  • 2child-bed —    (in)    giving birth    Not a cot but standard English for parturition:     Two months later I heard she had married this same Count de Béton, and she died in child bed a year or two later. (A. C. Doyle, 1895) …

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  • 3Bed and Board — This article is about a French film. For lodging, see Bed and breakfast. Bed and Board original film poster Directed by François Truffaut …

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  • 4Bed of Nails — Single par Alice Cooper extrait de l’album Trash Face A Bed of Nails Face B I m Your Gun Sortie 25 septembre 1989 Durée …

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  • 5Child-resistant packaging — or C R packaging is special packaging used to reduce the risk of children ingesting dangerous items. This is often accomplished by the use of a special safety cap. It is required by regulation for prescription drugs, over the counter… …

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  • 6Bed — Bed, n. [AS. bed, bedd; akin to OS. bed, D. bed, bedde, Icel. be?r, Dan. bed, Sw. b[ a]dd, Goth. badi, OHG. betti, G. bett, bette, bed, beet a plat of ground; all of uncertain origin.] 1. An article of furniture to sleep or take rest in or on; a… …

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  • 7Bed of justice — Bed Bed, n. [AS. bed, bedd; akin to OS. bed, D. bed, bedde, Icel. be?r, Dan. bed, Sw. b[ a]dd, Goth. badi, OHG. betti, G. bett, bette, bed, beet a plat of ground; all of uncertain origin.] 1. An article of furniture to sleep or take rest in or… …

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  • 8bed — [bed] n. [ME & OE < IE base * bhedh , to dig > Ger bett, L fossa, ditch, W bedd, Bret béz, a grave; orig. sense “a sleeping hollow in the ground”] 1. a thing for sleeping or resting on; specif., a piece of furniture consisting usually of a… …

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  • 9Child discipline — is the set of rules, rewards and punishments administered to teach self control, increase desirable behaviors and decrease undesirable behaviors in children. In its most general sense, discipline refers to systematic instruction given to a… …

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  • 10Child advocacy — refers to a range of individuals, professionals and advocacy organizations who promote the optimal development of children. An individual or organization engaging in advocacy typically seeks to protect children s rights which may be abridged or… …

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