accoucheur
accoucheur · accoucheurs
акушер
Entbindungspfleger, Geburtshelfer, Entbindungshelfer
A person, especially a man, who delivers a babyA person, especially a man, who delivers a baby (in childbirth).
UK/ˌæ.kuˈʃɜː/US/ˌæ.kuˈʃɝ/
Meaning
1 sensesA person, especially a man, who delivers a baby (in childbirth).
Entbindungspfleger, Geburtshelfer, Entbindungshelfer
акуше́рakušér
More definitions
- a physician specializing in obstetrics
Translations
7 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
person who assists women in childbirth:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
person who assists women in childbirth:
Origin
Attested since 1727. Borrowed from French accoucheur, from accoucher (“to go to childbed,Attested since 1727. Borrowed from French accoucheur, from accoucher (“to go to childbed, be delivered”), from Old French culcher (“to lie”), from Latin collocō (“to place, put, set in order, assign”), from con- + locō (“to put, place, set”). See accouchement.
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Forms
plural: accoucheurs| Singular | accoucheur |
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regular
Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- a physician specializing in obstetrics:obstetrician