accoucheuse
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French accoucheuse, female of accoucheur.
Noun
accoucheuse (plural accoucheuses)
- (rare) A midwife.
Coordinate terms
- accoucheur
- (male) midwife
- man-midwife
Translations
woman who assists women in childbirth
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See also
- obstetrics
- obstetrician
French
Etymology
From accoucher + -euse.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.ku.ʃøz/
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Noun
accoucheuse f (plural accoucheuses, masculine accoucheur)
- midwife
- Synonym: sage-femme
Further reading
- “accoucheuse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.