accoucheuse
/ French (akuʃøz) /
noun
a female obstetrician or midwife
Origin of accoucheuse
1literally: one who is present at the bedside
Words Nearby accoucheuse
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How to use accoucheuse in a sentence
Siebold was an accoucheuse who had attended at the births of both the children.
The Public Life of Queen Victoria | John McGilchristThe barber woman, on the other hand, is the accoucheuse and midwife of the village matrons.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India | Edgar ThurstonIf all our plans should suffer ship-wreck, then Roekmini will fit herself to be an accoucheuse.
Letters of a Javanese Princess | Raden Adjeng KartiniShe will become either an accoucheuse or a painter, but whichever she does she will do well.
Letters of a Javanese Princess | Raden Adjeng Kartini
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