noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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UK:/ˌɒbstəˈtɹɪʃən/
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General-American:/ˌɑbstəˈtɹɪʃən/
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1
noun
Meaning 1
A physician who specializes in childbirth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: obstetrist, tocologist
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
a physician specializing in obstetrics
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: accoucheur
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: specialist, medical specialist
Narrower terms: perinatologist
History
Etymology
From obstetrics + -ician.
Across languages
Translations
80 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
մանկաբարձ
(mankabarj)
— a physician who specializes in childbirth
Belarusian:
акушэ́р
(akušér)
— a physician who specializes in childbirth
Belarusian:
акушэ́рка
(akušérka)
— a physician who specializes in childbirth
Bulgarian:
акуше́р
(akušér)
— a physician who specializes in childbirth
Bulgarian:
акуше́рка
(akušérka)
— a physician who specializes in childbirth
Chinese Mandarin:
產科醫生 /产科医生
(chǎnkē yīshēng)
— a physician who specializes in childbirth
Czech:
porodník
— a physician who specializes in childbirth
Czech:
porodnice
— a physician who specializes in childbirth
Danish:
fødselshjælper
— a physician who specializes in childbirth
Dutch:
gynaecoloog
— a physician who specializes in childbirth
Dutch:
verloskundearts
— a physician who specializes in childbirth
Dutch:
obstetrisch gynaecoloog
— a physician who specializes in childbirth
Dutch:
obstetricus
— a physician who specializes in childbirth
Finnish:
synnytyslääkäri
— a physician who specializes in childbirth
French:
obstétricien
— a physician who specializes in childbirth
French:
obstétricienne
— a physician who specializes in childbirth
French:
accoucheur
— a physician who specializes in childbirth
French:
accoucheuse
— a physician who specializes in childbirth
French:
gynécologue
— a physician who specializes in childbirth
Georgian:
მეანი
(meani)
— a physician who specializes in childbirth
German:
Geburtshelfer
— a physician who specializes in childbirth
German:
Geburtshelferin
— a physician who specializes in childbirth
German:
Entbindungspfleger
— a physician who specializes in childbirth
German:
Entbindungspflegerin
— a physician who specializes in childbirth
Greek:
μαιευτήρας
(maieftíras)
— a physician who specializes in childbirth
Hungarian:
szülész
— a physician who specializes in childbirth
Irish:
cnáimhseoir
— a physician who specializes in childbirth
Irish:
obstatraí
— a physician who specializes in childbirth
Italian:
ostetrico
— a physician who specializes in childbirth
Japanese:
産科医
(sankai)
— a physician who specializes in childbirth
Kazakh:
акушер
(akuşer)
— a physician who specializes in childbirth
Korean:
산과의
(san'gwaui)
— a physician who specializes in childbirth
Kyrgyz:
акушер
(akuşer)
— a physician who specializes in childbirth
Kyrgyz:
акушерка
(akuşerka)
— a physician who specializes in childbirth
Macedonian:
акуше́р
(akušér)
— a physician who specializes in childbirth
Macedonian:
акуше́рка
(akušérka)
— a physician who specializes in childbirth
Māori:
mātanga hapūtanga
— a physician who specializes in childbirth
Norwegian Bokmål:
fødselshjelper
— a physician who specializes in childbirth
Norwegian Nynorsk:
fødselshjelpar
— a physician who specializes in childbirth
Iranian Persian:
دُکْتُرِ زایِمان
(doktor-e zâyemân)
— a physician who specializes in childbirth
Iranian Persian:
پِزِشْکِ زایِمان
(pezešk-e zâyemân)
— a physician who specializes in childbirth
Polish:
położnik
— a physician who specializes in childbirth
Polish:
położna
— a physician who specializes in childbirth
Polish:
akuszer
— a physician who specializes in childbirth
Polish:
akuszerka
— a physician who specializes in childbirth
Portuguese:
obstetra
— a physician who specializes in childbirth
Romanian:
obstetrician
— a physician who specializes in childbirth
Romanian:
obstetriciană
— a physician who specializes in childbirth
Russian:
акуше́р
(akušér)
— a physician who specializes in childbirth
Russian:
акуше́рка
(akušérka)
— a physician who specializes in childbirth
Russian:
гинеко́лог
(ginekólog)
— a physician who specializes in childbirth
Serbo-Croatian:
аку̀ше̄р
— a physician who specializes in childbirth
Serbo-Croatian:
аку̀ше̄рка
— a physician who specializes in childbirth
Serbo-Croatian:
akùšēr
— a physician who specializes in childbirth
Serbo-Croatian:
akùšērka
— a physician who specializes in childbirth
Slovak:
pôrodník
— a physician who specializes in childbirth
Slovak:
pôrodníčka
— a physician who specializes in childbirth
Slovene:
porodničar
— a physician who specializes in childbirth
Slovene:
porodničarka
— a physician who specializes in childbirth
Spanish:
tocólogo
— a physician who specializes in childbirth
Spanish:
tocóloga
— a physician who specializes in childbirth
Spanish:
obstetra
— a physician who specializes in childbirth
Swahili:
daktari wa uzazi
— a physician who specializes in childbirth
Swedish:
obstetriker
— a physician who specializes in childbirth
Swedish:
ackuschör
— a physician who specializes in childbirth
Tajik:
акушер
(akušer)
— a physician who specializes in childbirth
Telugu:
ప్రసూతివైద్యుడు
(prasūtivaidyuḍu)
— a physician who specializes in childbirth
Thai:
สูติแพทย์
— a physician who specializes in childbirth
Turkish:
doğumcu
— a physician who specializes in childbirth
Turkish:
doğum uzmanı
— a physician who specializes in childbirth
Turkmen:
akuşer
— a physician who specializes in childbirth
Turkmen:
akuşerka
— a physician who specializes in childbirth
Ukrainian:
акуше́р
(akušér)
— a physician who specializes in childbirth
Ukrainian:
акуше́рка
(akušérka)
— a physician who specializes in childbirth
Uyghur:
ئاكۇشېر
(akushër)
— a physician who specializes in childbirth
Uyghur:
ئاكۇشېركا
(akushërka)
— a physician who specializes in childbirth
Uzbek:
akusher
— a physician who specializes in childbirth
Uzbek:
akusherka
— a physician who specializes in childbirth
Yiddish:
אָבסטעטריקער
(obstetriker)
— a physician who specializes in childbirth
Yiddish:
אָבסטעטריקערין
(obstetrikerin)
— a physician who specializes in childbirth