accoucheurn.

Brit.

/ˌakuːˈʃəː/, U.S.

/ˌɑkuˈʃər/

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French accoucheur.

Etymology: < French accoucheur person who assists a woman in childbirth (1677) < accoucher accouche v. + -eur -eur suffix. Compare accouchement n. and later accoucheuse n.

Now chiefly historical.

1. A person (originally only a man) who assists a woman in childbirth, esp. one who is trained professionally; a midwife. Cf. man-midwife n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > healer > one skilled in obstetrics or midwifery > [noun]

midwifec1300

childwifea1387

midwomana1400

Lucinac1405

matron?a1425

grace-wifec1600

Mother Midnight1602

headswoman1615

handwoman1637

sage woman1672

howdie1725

accoucheur1727

granny1738

obstetrix1773

accoucheuse1795

dukun1817

fingersmith1819

wise woman1821

obstetrician1826

obstetrist1873

tocologist1902

birth attendant1910

S.C.M.1935

monitrice1969

1727 J. Douglas Advt. occasion'd by Sir R. Manningham's Diary 10 I likewise, afterwards, propos'd that more Accoucheurs, Surgeons and Physicians too, than they had upon their List, might be desir'd to attend.

1760 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy II. xii. 77 Nothing will serve you but to carry off the man-midwife.—Accoucheur,—if you please, quoth Dr. Slop.

1792 M. Wollstonecraft Vindic. Rights Woman ix The word midwife, in our dictionaries, will soon give place to accoucheur, and one proof of the former delicacy of the sex be effaced from the language.

1810 Edinb. Rev. 17 147 A violent philippic against accoucheurs in general.

1859 Edinb. Rev. 109 332/1 Mrs. Hockley was a professional accoucheur for many years.

1889 Science 8 Nov. 308/1 The registering and licensing..of all physicians, surgeons, accoucheurs, midwives, orthopedists, dentists, pedicures, trained nurses and veterinarians.

1922 D. Cooper Diary 30 May (2005) 163 Diana saw another doctor this morning—Playfair, a great accoucheur.

1980 P. O'Brian Surgeon's Mate i. 41 Yes, sir. I was a man-midwife; or, if you prefer it, an accoucheur.

2002 R. Porter Blood & Guts v. 117 Initially among polite society in England and later in North America, this traditional ‘granny’ figure became displaced, however, by a male surgeon, the ‘man-midwife’ or accoucheur.

2. figurative. A person who or thing which helps to bring something into being. Cf. midwife n. 3.

ΚΠ

1741 London Mag. Feb. 93/1 To heav'n alone our warmest vows are due, Our sire, accoucheur, and physician too!

1800 A. Plumptre tr. A. von Kotzebue Sketch Life & Lit. Career 59 Weigand, at Leipsick, was at that time principal accoucheur to all the fashionable romances.

1845 G. H. Lewes Biogr. Hist. Philos. I. 182 He [sc. Socrates] was an accoucheur of ideas. He assisted ideas in their birth, and, having brought them into light, he examined them, to see if they were fit to live.

1902 Rev. of Reviews Aug. 210/2 On Dr. James' theory the revivalist only acts as the accoucheur of the subconscious self.

1998 K. Eshun More Brilliant than Sun ix. 162 In the 16th C, with Kepler, Tycho Brahe and Copernicus officiating as accoucheurs, the new Sun God was born.

Derivatives

† ˌaccouˈcheurship n. Obsolete the work or position of an accoucheur.

ΚΠ

1816 London Med. & Physical Jrnl. 35 365 His wedded attachment to modern accoucheurship.

1883 Daily News 18 Sept. 1/7 The resident appointments consist of Five House Physiciancies, Five House Surgeoncies, and One Accoucheurship.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	accoucheur
释义	accoucheurn. Brit. /ˌakuːˈʃəː/, U.S. /ˌɑkuˈʃər/ Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French accoucheur. Etymology: < French accoucheur person who assists a woman in childbirth (1677) < accoucher accouche v. + -eur -eur suffix. Compare accouchement n. and later accoucheuse n. Now chiefly historical. 1. A person (originally only a man) who assists a woman in childbirth, esp. one who is trained professionally; a midwife. Cf. man-midwife n. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > healer > one skilled in obstetrics or midwifery > [noun] midwifec1300 childwifea1387 midwomana1400 Lucinac1405 matron?a1425 grace-wifec1600 Mother Midnight1602 headswoman1615 handwoman1637 sage woman1672 howdie1725 accoucheur1727 granny1738 obstetrix1773 accoucheuse1795 dukun1817 fingersmith1819 wise woman1821 obstetrician1826 obstetrist1873 tocologist1902 birth attendant1910 S.C.M.1935 monitrice1969 1727 J. Douglas Advt. occasion'd by Sir R. Manningham's Diary 10 I likewise, afterwards, propos'd that more Accoucheurs, Surgeons and Physicians too, than they had upon their List, might be desir'd to attend. 1760 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy II. xii. 77 Nothing will serve you but to carry off the man-midwife.—Accoucheur,—if you please, quoth Dr. Slop. 1792 M. Wollstonecraft Vindic. Rights Woman ix The word midwife, in our dictionaries, will soon give place to accoucheur, and one proof of the former delicacy of the sex be effaced from the language. 1810 Edinb. Rev. 17 147 A violent philippic against accoucheurs in general. 1859 Edinb. Rev. 109 332/1 Mrs. Hockley was a professional accoucheur for many years. 1889 Science 8 Nov. 308/1 The registering and licensing..of all physicians, surgeons, accoucheurs, midwives, orthopedists, dentists, pedicures, trained nurses and veterinarians. 1922 D. Cooper Diary 30 May (2005) 163 Diana saw another doctor this morning—Playfair, a great accoucheur. 1980 P. O'Brian Surgeon's Mate i. 41 Yes, sir. I was a man-midwife; or, if you prefer it, an accoucheur. 2002 R. Porter Blood & Guts v. 117 Initially among polite society in England and later in North America, this traditional ‘granny’ figure became displaced, however, by a male surgeon, the ‘man-midwife’ or accoucheur. 2. figurative. A person who or thing which helps to bring something into being. Cf. midwife n. 3. ΚΠ 1741 London Mag. Feb. 93/1 To heav'n alone our warmest vows are due, Our sire, accoucheur, and physician too! 1800 A. Plumptre tr. A. von Kotzebue Sketch Life & Lit. Career 59 Weigand, at Leipsick, was at that time principal accoucheur to all the fashionable romances. 1845 G. H. Lewes Biogr. Hist. Philos. I. 182 He [sc. Socrates] was an accoucheur of ideas. He assisted ideas in their birth, and, having brought them into light, he examined them, to see if they were fit to live. 1902 Rev. of Reviews Aug. 210/2 On Dr. James' theory the revivalist only acts as the accoucheur of the subconscious self. 1998 K. Eshun More Brilliant than Sun ix. 162 In the 16th C, with Kepler, Tycho Brahe and Copernicus officiating as accoucheurs, the new Sun God was born. Derivatives † ˌaccouˈcheurship n. Obsolete the work or position of an accoucheur. ΚΠ 1816 London Med. & Physical Jrnl. 35 365 His wedded attachment to modern accoucheurship. 1883 Daily News 18 Sept. 1/7 The resident appointments consist of Five House Physiciancies, Five House Surgeoncies, and One Accoucheurship. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1727
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