accoucheuse

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French accoucheuse, female of accoucheur. === Noun === accoucheuse (plural accoucheuses) (rare) A midwife. ==== Coordinate terms ==== accoucheur (male) midwife man-midwife ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== obstetrics obstetrician == French == === Etymology === From accoucher +‎ -euse. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.ku.ʃøz/ === Noun === accoucheuse f (plural accoucheuses, masculine accoucheur) midwife Synonym: sage-femme === Further reading === “accoucheuse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012