crib death
noun
Origin of crib death
First recorded in 1965–70
Words nearby crib death
cri de coeur,
cri du chat,
cri-du-chat syndrome,
cria,
crib,
crib death,
crib-bite,
crib-biting,
crib-wall,
cribbage,
cribbage board
British Dictionary definitions for crib death
crib death
noun
US and Canadian
the unexplained sudden death of an infant during sleep
Technical name: sudden infant death syndrome Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): cot death
Medical definitions for crib death
crib death
[ krĭb ]
n.
sudden infant death syndrome
Scientific definitions for crib death
crib death
[ krĭb ]
See sudden infant death syndrome.