accoucheur

Definition

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

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 (“I place, put, set in order, assign”), from con- + locō (“I put, place, set”). See accouchement.

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."

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