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ǫmügwǫ

ọ̀mụgwọ̀

Standard Igbo
Culture

Noun

1.a three-month exclusive care period for a woman that gave birth

Example

Nwaanyị mụrụ nwa ọhụrụ na-ezu ike oge ọ nọ ọmụgwọ.

Nwaanyị mụrụ nwa ọhụrụ na-ezu ike oge ọ nọ ọmụgwọ.

A woman who gives birth newly rests during the period of omugwo.

Related Terms

Word Stem

Nsịbịdị - 1 found

Pronunciation:

ǫmụ́gwǫ

Definitions:

1.birth tradition where a paternal grandmother looks after newborns and the mother her daughter-in-law

2.postnatal

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