English

Noun

accoucheur ‎(plural accoucheurs)

1. (medicine) A man who assists women in childbirth; a male midwife; an obstetrician.
   • 1992, Hilary Mantel, A Place of Greater Safety, Harper Perennial, published 2007, page 163:

     Family story: on the day of his birth the accoucheur approached his father, the baby wrapped in a cloth.

Synonyms

• (male) midwife, man-midwife, midhusband

Translations

See also

• midhusband
• obstetrician
• obstetrics

French

Pronunciation

Noun

accoucheur m ‎(plural accoucheurs, feminine accoucheuse)

1. obstetrician
2. midwife (male)