cot death
(pathology, British) The unexplained death of a baby, usually while sleeping.
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(pathology, British) The unexplained death of a baby, usually while sleeping.
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(pathology, US) The unexplained death of a baby usually while sleeping.
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(countable) An instantaneous, unexpected death not caused by violence or trauma.
- born sleeping59%
(UK, euphemistic) Stillborn; having died in utero in the middle to late part of a pregnancy, usually after 20-28 weeks.
- death-sough53%
(Scotland) The last heavy breathings or sighings of a dying person.
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(intransitive) To die suddenly.