accouche

== English == === Etymology === A back-formation from accouchement, or else from French accoucher. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /əˈkuːʃ/, /əˈkaʊ̯t͡ʃ/ === Verb === accouche (third-person singular simple present accouches, present participle accouching, simple past and past participle accouched) (transitive, dated) To aid in an accouchement; to assist (a mother) in the birth (of a child). (ambitransitive, dated) To give birth (to a child); (figuratively) to bring into the world. === References === == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.kuʃ/ === Verb === accouche inflection of accoucher: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative