different between midhusband vs accoucheur

English

Etymology

mid- +? husband, by analogy with midwife.

Noun

midhusband (plural midhusbands)

1. (rare, usually humorous) masculine equivalent of midwife: A male midwife.

Synonyms

• accoucheur
• (male) midwife
• man-midwife

Coordinate terms

• accoucheuse
• (female) midwife

Translations

See also

• obstetrician
• obstetrics

English

Etymology

Attested since 1759. Borrowed from French accoucheur, from accoucher (“to go to childbed, be delivered”), from Old French culcher (“to lie”), from Latin colloc? (“I place, put, set in order, assign”), from con- + loc? (“I put, place, set”). See accouchement.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?æ.ku.???/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?æ.ku.????/

Noun

accoucheur (plural accoucheurs)

1. (medicine) A person who delivers a baby (in childbirth).

Synonyms

• (male) midwife, man-midwife

Related terms

• accoucheuse

Translations

See also

• midwife
• obstetrician
• obstetrics

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ku.?œ?/

Noun

accoucheur m (plural accoucheurs, feminine accoucheuse)

1. midwife (male)
2. obstetrician

Descendants

• ? English: accoucheur
• ? Polish: akuszer
• ? Russian: ?????? (akušer)