couvade, n.Definitions

Couvade (n.) shows ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠that expression without feeling need not be dissimulation: the father acts out labour.