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Definition of Doula
1. Noun. An 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.
Generic synonyms: Assistant, Help, Helper, Supporter
Definition of Doula
1. Noun. A support person, usually female, who may not have medical or midwifery training, who provides emotional assistance to a mother or pregnant couple before, during or after childbirth. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Doula
1. a woman who assists another woman during childbirth [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Doula
Literary usage of Doula
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for by Edmund Burke, Benjamin Franklin Collection (Library of Congress), John Davis Batchelder Collection (Library of Congress) (1793)
"... doula : are routed by General Carnac, ... U doula. Advantageous treaty concluded
by the company •with the young Nabob. ..."
2. The History of India: The Hindu and Mahometan Periods by Mountstuart Elphinstone (1874)
"It was, nevertheless, evident that Najib ud doula could no longer withstand his
enemies ... Najib ud doula retired to his own country, which was about ..."
3. The Rise of the British Power in the East by Mountstuart Elphinstone (1887)
"... and accession of Najum-u- doula—New terms imposed on the Nabob—Presents to
members of the Council—Complaints of the Nabob—Lord Clive's reception in ..."
4. Annual Register (1803)
"... doula ... il doula. Advantageous treaty concluded by the company with tie
young Nabob. great ..."