accoucheuse

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French accoucheuse, female of accoucheur.

Noun

accoucheuse (plural accoucheuses)

1. (rare) A midwife.

Coordinate terms

• accoucheur
• (male) midwife
• man-midwife

Translations

woman who assists women in childbirth

• French: accoucheuse (fr) f, sage-femme (fr) f
• German: Entbindungspflegerin (de) f, Geburtshelferin (de) f, Entbindungshelferin f
• Polish: akuszerka (pl) f
• Romanian: moașă (ro) f, obstetriciană (ro) f
• Russian: акушерка (ru) f (akušerka)

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)

1. midwife

   Synonym: sage-femme

Further reading

• “accoucheuse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.