ˈcot death
1cot death — cot deaths N VAR Cot death is the sudden death of a baby while it is asleep, although the baby had not previously been ill. [BRIT] In developed countries, cot death is the main cause of death between the ages of one week and one year... Doctors… …
2cot death — n chiefly Brit SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME * * * the sudden unexpected death of an infant less than two years old (peak occurrence between two and six months) from an unidentifiable cause. There appear to be many factors involved, the most… …
3cot death — cot .death n BrE the sudden and unexpected death of a baby while it is sleeping American Equivalent: crib death …
4cot death — ► NOUN Brit. ▪ the unexplained death of a baby in its sleep …
5cot death — cot ,death noun count or uncount BRITISH SIDS …
6cot death — noun sudden and unexpected death of an apparently healthy infant during sleep • Syn: ↑sudden infant death syndrome, ↑SIDS, ↑infant death, ↑crib death • Hypernyms: ↑death, ↑sleep apnea * * * noun …
7cot death — UK / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms cot death : singular cot death plural cot deaths British the sudden death of a young baby while he or she is sleeping, with no obvious cause …
8cot death — sudden infant death syndrome; = SIDS the sudden unexpected death of an infant less than two years old (peak occurrence between two and six months) from an unidentifiable cause. There appear to be many factors involved, the most important of which …
9cot death — noun The unexplained death of a baby, usually while sleeping. Syn: crib death, sudden infant death syndrome …
10cot death — noun (C) BrE the sudden and unexpected death of a healthy baby while it is sleeping; crib death AmE …
