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Noun: accoucheuse  a-koo'sheuz
Usage: archaic
  1. A woman skilled in aiding the delivery of babies
    "The accoucheuse assisted in many home births in the rural community";
    - midwife

Derived forms: accoucheuses

Type of: adult female, nurse, sister [Brit], woman

Encyclopedia: Accoucheuse