accouchement (n) The process by which one learns to reconcile the new normal of never doing today what one can put off till tomorrow (or the day after, or the day after that).
Formerly: the delivery of a child, or the acceptance of the world of good intentions unmet that accompanies the early days of parenthood.

adronitis (n) A medical condition in which Eamonn Holmes momentarily takes leave of his senses on live TV.
Formerly: frustration with someone or something.

advesperate (v) To shed advertisers while gaining viewers. Eg, Channel 4, ITV.
Formerly: to approach evening.

aerumnous (adj) Describes a type of après-ski bar in Northern Italy in January 2020, full of Chinese tourists.
Formerly: full of trouble.

alate (adj) Referring to a mystical period, some time in the past, when people allegedly enjoyed cheap air travel.
Formerly: having wings or wing-like extensions.

ambuscade (n) A major police operation launched to arrest two ramblers in the Peak District.
Formerly: an ambush.

anent (n) The sound of a large number of high-pressure cleaners being used to clean driveways for the third time that month.
Formerly: about or of concern.

animalcule (n) That part of a jumper or cardigan used to open a door or gateway, in the belief that it might afford protection against Covid-19.
Formerly: a microscopic animal or something of little consequence.

appticock (n) A postman, or other key worker, now enjoying the luxury of swanning round the empty streets drawing envious glances from all those who are locked up.
Formerly: a quick-witted or intelligent young man.

apricity (n) The ability to write off the month of April as if it never existed.
Formerly: a pleasant day or time not in keeping with its season.

aubade (n) A project that was once plausible that is now deemed fanciful. Eg, HS2, Heathrow’s third runway, Dominic Cummings’ political career.
Formerly: a poem greeting the new dawn, which seems somewhat forlorn and redundant.