‖ accoucheuse|akuˈʃœːz| [Fr., fem. of accoucheur. Of very recent use in Eng.] A mid-wife. [1847In Craig.]1867Pall Mall G. 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.