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cot death

cot death noun: the unexplained death of a baby, usually while sleeping.

Noun

cot death (plural cot deaths)

  1. (UK) The unexplained death of a baby, usually while sleeping.

Synonyms of cot death

Forms of cot death

pluralcot deaths

Questions about cot death

What does cot death mean?
Cot death means the unexplained death of a baby, usually while sleeping.
What part of speech is cot death?
Cot death is a noun.
What is the plural of cot death?
The plural of cot death is cot deaths.

Words near cot death in the dictionary

  1. cosyntropin
  2. cosys
  3. cosysop
  4. cosysops
  5. cot
  6. cot death
  7. cot deaths
  8. cot-caught
  9. cot-caught merged
  10. cot-caught merger
  11. cot-caught mergers

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