cosleep

English

Etymology

From co- +‎ sleep.

Verb

cosleep (third-person singular simple present cosleeps, present participle cosleeping, simple past and past participle coslept)

  1. (intransitive, chiefly sociology) To sleep in the same bed (with someone), especially of a family member, parent, child etc. [from 20th c.]
    • 2005, Lauwers & Swisher, Counceling the Nursing Mother, page 259:
      Both parents should feel comfortable with the decision to cosleep with their baby and be committed to following appropriate safety precautions.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.