accoucheusen.

Brit.

/ˌakuːˈʃəːz/, U.S.

/ˌɑkuˈʃəz/

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

Etymology: < French accoucheuse (female) midwife (1671), feminine form corresponding to accoucheur accoucheur n. Compare earlier accoucheur n. and accouchement n.

Now chiefly archaic or historical.

A woman who assists in childbirth, esp. one who is professionally trained; a (female) midwife.

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

1795 J. C. Murphy Trav. Portugal 202 A tavern is known by a vine bush. A house to be let, by a piece of blank paper. An accoucheuse door, by a white cross.

1836 Amer. Q. Reg. Aug. 41 The females who are to become accoucheuses, are required to go through a prescribed course of study.

1867 Pall Mall Gaz. 26 July 10 Mdme. Siebold, the accoucheuse here mentioned, had only three months before attended the Duchess of Kent at the birth of the Princess Victoria.

1900 Times 14 Aug. 10/2 He said, ‘Is your name Mrs. Evans?’ (That was the name under which the prisoner advertised as an accoucheuse.)

1969 J. Singer et al. tr. I. B. Singer Estate iii. xx. 301 The one I'm telling you about is..a trained accoucheuse.

2000 Times Higher Educ. Suppl. (Nexis) 1 Dec. 29 Even though she had been delivered by an accoucheuse she always had male doctors and attendants.

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

单词	accoucheuse
释义	accoucheusen. Brit. /ˌakuːˈʃəːz/, U.S. /ˌɑkuˈʃəz/ Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French accoucheuse. Etymology: < French accoucheuse (female) midwife (1671), feminine form corresponding to accoucheur accoucheur n. Compare earlier accoucheur n. and accouchement n. Now chiefly archaic or historical. A woman who assists in childbirth, esp. one who is professionally trained; a (female) midwife. 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 1795 J. C. Murphy Trav. Portugal 202 A tavern is known by a vine bush. A house to be let, by a piece of blank paper. An accoucheuse door, by a white cross. 1836 Amer. Q. Reg. Aug. 41 The females who are to become accoucheuses, are required to go through a prescribed course of study. 1867 Pall Mall Gaz. 26 July 10 Mdme. Siebold, the accoucheuse here mentioned, had only three months before attended the Duchess of Kent at the birth of the Princess Victoria. 1900 Times 14 Aug. 10/2 He said, ‘Is your name Mrs. Evans?’ (That was the name under which the prisoner advertised as an accoucheuse.) 1969 J. Singer et al. tr. I. B. Singer Estate iii. xx. 301 The one I'm telling you about is..a trained accoucheuse. 2000 Times Higher Educ. Suppl. (Nexis) 1 Dec. 29 Even though she had been delivered by an accoucheuse she always had male doctors and attendants. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1795
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