accouche

See also: accouché

English

Etymology

A back-formation from accouchement, or else from French accoucher.^[1]^[2]

Verb

accouche (third-person singular simple present accouches, present participle accouching, simple past and past participle accouched)

(transitive) To aid in an accouchement.

References

^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “accouchement (n.)”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
^ “accouche, v.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

French

Pronunciation

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Verb

accouche

inflection of accoucher:
1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
2. second-person singular imperative

[1] Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “accouchement (n.)”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

[2] “accouche, v.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

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