monitrice

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noun

doula (one who provides support during pregnancy and childbirth)

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labor coachbirthing coachdoula
OriginFrench monitrice →
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Meanings

nounmonitrice (plural monitrices)

plural monitrices

  1. doula (one who provides support during pregnancy and childbirth)

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan assistant (often the father of the soon-to-be-born child) who provides support for a woman in labor by encouraging her to use techniques learned in childbirth-preparation classes

Similar
labor coachbirthing coachdoula
Broader
assistanthelperhelp
Also see
doula

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Frenchmonitrice
  2. Frenchmonitrice
  3. Englishmonitrice

Borrowed from French monitrice.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

monitrice. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monitrice

MLA

“monitrice.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monitrice. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “monitrice,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monitrice.

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