accoucheuse

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French accoucheuse, female of accoucheur.

Noun

accoucheuse (plural accoucheuses)

(rare) A midwife.

Coordinate terms

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

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.