From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishcot deathˈcot ˌdeath noun [countable] MIMX British English the sudden and unexpected death of a baby while it is sleeping SYN crib death American English
Examples from the Corpus
cot death• The results of this study suggest that the incidence of cot death can be reduced.• This may give some clues on how overheating contributes to cot death.• High Road has tackled all kinds of issues from pit bull terrier fighting to cot death in order to illuminate character.• The New Zealand cot death study was a nationwide case-control study carried out from 1 November 1987 to 31 October 1990. 