/ Dictionary / Index C childbed: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: child•bed Pronunciation: (chīld'bed"), [key] — n. the circumstance or situation of a woman giving birth to a child; parturition: to lie in childbed. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: childbed (Thesaurus) childbearing childbed fever Related Content Daily Word Quiz: agitated Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language