cot death

kɒt dɛθ

Definition of cot death - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

infant mortality

Dated

sudden unexplained death of a baby during sleep

Dated

The parents were devastated by the cot death.
The community held a vigil after the cot death.
Research is being conducted to understand cot death better.

crib death

SIDS

sudden infant death syndrome

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Expressions with cot

three hots and a cot

basic food and shelter provided to someone in need

The homeless shelter offers three hots and a cot every night.

finger cot

small protective sheath worn on a finger

He used a finger cot to cover the cut on his index finger..

bell cot

small structure housing bells in a building

The church had a bell cot above the entrance.

Expressions with death

to death

adv.

until someone dies

The soldiers fought to death in the battle.

cheat death

survive a situation expected to cause death

He managed to cheat death in the avalanche.

death wish

desire for one's own death or self-destruction

His reckless behavior was like a death wish..

courting death

adj.

involving actions that are very risky and could cause death

He made a courting death decision by climbing without safety gear.

bored to death

adj.

extremely uninterested or tired

She was bored to death during the long meeting.

death by chocolate

dessert with chocolate cake and sauce

She ordered a death by chocolate for dessert.

freeze to death

die from extreme cold

The hiker got lost and froze to death in the snowstorm.

be scared to death

be extremely frightened

She was scared to death when she saw the snake.

bore someone to death

make someone extremely bored

The lecture bored the students to death.

death warmed up

person appearing extremely unwell or exhausted

After the flu, he looked like death warmed up.

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French:mort subite du nourrisson, ...
German:Krippentod, ...
Italian:morte in culla, ...
Spanish:muerte súbita del lactante, ...
Portuguese:morte súbita do bebé, ...
Chinese:婴儿猝死, ...
Japanese:乳幼児突然死症候群, ...
Arabic:مَوْتُ السَّرِير, ...
Hebrew:מָוֶת בָּעֲרִיסָה, ...
Russian:смерть в колыбели, ...
Ukrainian:синдром раптової дитячої смерті, ...
Hindi:पालने की मृत्यु, ...
Bengali:কট ডেথ, ...
Catalan:mort sobtada del nadó, ...
Czech:syndrom náhlého úmrtí kojence, ...
Danish:vuggedød, ...
Dutch:wiegendood, ...
Greek:αιφνίδιος θάνατος βρέφους, ...
Hungarian:bölcsőhalál, ...
Khmer:ការស្លាប់ភ្លាមៗដោយមិនដឹងមូលហេតុរបស់ទារក, ...
Korean:영아 돌연사, ...
Persian:مرگ ناگهانی نوزاد, ...
Polish:nagła śmierć łóżeczkowa, ...
Portuguese (BR):morte súbita do bebê, ...
Romanian:moarte subită a sugarului, ...
Swedish:spädbarnsdöd, ...
Thai:การเสียชีวิตอย่างกะทันหันของทารก, ...
Turkish:beşik ölümü, ...
Vietnamese:cái chết đột ngột của trẻ sơ sinh, ...

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