doula

See also dóula

English

WOTD – 28 July 2012    

Wikipedia

Etymology

Origin from Greek δούλα (doula, “servant-woman”), from Ancient Greek δούλη (doulē, “female slave”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈdulə/

Noun

doula (plural doulas)

1. A support person, usually female, who may not have medical or midwifery training, who provides emotional assistance to a mother or pregnant couple before, during or after childbirth.

Translations

support person

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• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 助产士 (cmn), zhùchǎnshì; 临产特护 (cmn), línchǎn tèhù; 临产伴娘 (cmn), línchǎn bànniáng

• Czech: please add this translation if you can
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• Finnish: doula (fi)
• French: doula (fr) f
• German: please add this translation if you can

• Hindi: please add this translation if you can
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• Portuguese: doula (pt) f
• Russian: дула (ru) (dúla) f 
• Spanish: doula (es) f
• Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can

Anagrams

• aloud

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Finnish

Noun

doula

1. doula

Declension

Declension of doula (type koira) singular plural nominative doula doulat genitive doulan doulien doulain1 partitive doulaa doulia accusative doula doulan doulat inessive doulassa doulissa elative doulasta doulista illative doulaan douliin adessive doulalla doulilla ablative doulalta doulilta allative doulalle doulille essive doulana doulina translative doulaksi douliksi instructive – doulin abessive doulatta doulitta comitative – doulineen 1) Rare.

Synonyms

• synnytystukihenkilö

Anagrams

• luoda

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Spanish

Noun

doula f (plural doulas)

1. doula