accoucher

to give birth

verb ah-koo-SHEH Less Common

Usage Note

Accoucher is the standard medical and everyday term for giving birth; the noun form is un accouchement (childbirth, delivery). It can be used intransitively (elle a accouché) or transitively in medical contexts (le médecin l'a accouchée). Informally, accouche! is used to urge someone to 'spit it out' or say what they mean.

Examples

"Elle a accouché d'un garçon cette nuit."

Natural Translation

She gave birth to a boy last night.

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