accoucheuse

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French accoucheuse, female of accoucheur.

Noun[edit]

accoucheuse (plural accoucheuses)

(rare) A midwife.

Coordinate terms[edit]

Translations[edit]

woman who assists women in childbirth

French: accoucheuse (fr) f, sage-femme (fr) f
German: Entbindungspflegerin (de) f, Geburtshelferin (de) f, Entbindungshelferin f

Romanian: moașă (ro) f, obstetriciană (ro) f
Russian: акушерка (ru) f (akušerka)

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French[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /a.ku.ʃøz/
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Noun[edit]

accoucheuse f (plural accoucheuses, masculine accoucheur)

midwife

Synonyms[edit]

sage-femme

Further reading[edit]

“accoucheuse” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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