Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

accoucheur

/ˌæ.kuˈʃɝ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ac-coucheur
IPA: /ˌæ.kuˈʃɝ/

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person, especially a man, who delivers a baby (in childbirth).

Example Sentences

"And lastly, obstetrical chairs seemed most natural to the accoucheurs of the middle ages."
"Family story: on the day of his birth the accoucheur approached his father, the baby wrapped in a cloth."

Etymology

Attested since 1727. Borrowed from French accoucheur, from accoucher (“to go to childbed, be delivered”), from Old French culcher (“to lie”), from Latin collocō (“to place, put, set in order, assign”), from con- + locō (“to put, place, set”). See accouchement.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: accoucheur, culcher, collocō

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌæ.kuˈʃɝ/
British English: /ˌæ.kuˈʃɜː/

Inflected Forms

accoucheurs (plural)

Derived Forms

accoucheurship

Frequently Paired Words

collocation couch midwife obstetrician obstetrics accoucheuse

Synonyms

midwife man-midwife obstetrician

Questions

How do you pronounce accoucheur?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌæ.kuˈʃɝ/.
What does accoucheur mean?: A person, especially a man, who delivers a baby (in childbirth).
Where does accoucheur come from?: It is traced to French.

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