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doula

noun
🔊/ˈduːlə/
🔊/ˈduːlə/
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  1. a woman whose role is to give support, help and advice to a woman who is having a baby 产妇陪护（给产妇以心理支持）compare midwifeTopics Life stagesc2
    Word Origin1960s: modern Greek, from Greek doulē ‘female slave’.