accoucheur

Noun

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

Origin / 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.

Synonyms

man-midwife, midwife, obstetrician

Scrabble Score: 19

accoucheur is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
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Words With Friends Score: 23

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