the kiss of life



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the kiss of life

Artificial respiration, that is, the blowing into the mouth of a person who has stopped breathing so as to force air in and out of his or her lungs. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. I was a lifeguard at the local pool for five years, but I've only had to give the kiss of life to someone once.
See also: kiss, life, of

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Seyed-Persian
Yamuna-Tamil, Indian, Telugu
PaulPAWL (English), POL (French), POWL (German)English, French, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Romanian, Biblical
Elvar-Icelandic
Williamson['wiljəmsən]
Magda['mægdə]