Accoucheur
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
A man-midwife; a medical practitioner who attends women in childbirth.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
A man who assists women in childbirth; a man midwife; an obstetrician.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
A man who assists women in
childbirth
; a male
midwife
; an
obstetrician
.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun.
a physician specializing in obstetrics
Word Usage
"The professional accoucheur is unknown among Mahometans, who only engage midwives, these however being incredibly ignorant."
cross-reference
accoucheur-toad
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
medical specialist
specialist
Hyponym
Words that are more specific
perinatologist
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
barber-surgeon
bloggers'
gentleman-usher
gynaecologist
gynecologist
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
man-midwife
obstetrician