accoucheur
English
Etymology
Attested since 1759. Borrowed from French accoucheur, from accoucher (“to go to childbed, be delivered”), from Old French culcher (“to lie”), from Latin collocō (“I place, put, set in order, assign”), from con- + locō (“I put, place, set”). See accouchement.
Pronunciation
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Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
accoucheur (plural accoucheurs)
- (medicine) A person who delivers a baby (in childbirth).
- 1992, Hilary Mantel, A Place of Greater Safety, Harper Perennial, published 2007, page 163:
- Family story: on the day of his birth the accoucheur approached his father, the baby wrapped in a cloth.
Synonyms
Related terms
Translations
person who assists women in childbirth
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See also
French
Pronunciation
Noun
accoucheur m (plural accoucheurs, feminine accoucheuse)
- midwife (male)
- obstetrician
Descendants
- → English: accoucheur
- → Polish: akuszer
- → Russian: акушер (akušer)
Further reading
- “accoucheur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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