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Noun: crib death
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: cot death)
  1. Sudden and unexpected death of an apparently healthy infant during sleep
    "The tragedy of crib death led to new safety guidelines for infant sleep";
    - sudden infant death syndrome, SIDS, infant death, cot death [Brit]

Derived forms: crib deaths

Type of: death, sleep apnea

Encyclopedia: Crib death