# doula
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from Greek δούλα (doúla, “servant-woman”), from Ancient Greek δούλη (doúlē, “female slave”). Popularized by American anthropologist Dana Raphael in the 1973 book The Tender Gift: Breastfeeding, where the word is credited to Eleni Rassias.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈduːlə/
** Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Rhymes: -uːlə

### Noun

doula (plural doulas)
* A trained support person who provides emotional, physical and practical assistance to a pregnant woman or couple before, during or after childbirth.
    Coordinate terms: midwife, nurse
** 1973, Dana Raphael, The Tender Gift: Breastfeeding, Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, →ISBN, page 24:The function of the doula varies in different cultures from a little help here and there to complete succoring, including bathing, cooking, carrying, and feeding. Whatever the doula does, however, is less important than the fact that she is there.
** 2020 June 5, Alyson Krueger, “The Agonizing Question: Is New York City Worth It Anymore?”, in New York Times‎:Rebekah Rosler, a therapist and doula, decided to leave, even though her family history in New York goes back to the 1870s, she said.
* A trained person who provides similar support to someone who is diagnosed with an incurable condition and is receiving end-of-life care.

#### Translations
### Further reading

* doula on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

### Anagrams

* aloud

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Greek δούλα (doúla).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈdou̯lɑ/, [ˈdo̞u̯lɑ̝]
* IPA: /ˈdulɑ/, [ˈdulɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -oulɑ
* Syllabification: dou‧la

### Noun

doula
* doula (woman who advises, accompanies and provides non-clinical assistance (physical, emotional, etc.) to pregnant women, before, during and after childbirth)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of doula (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) :

#### Synonyms

* synnytystukihenkilö

### Further reading

* “doula”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

### Anagrams

* luoda

## Lindu
### Noun

doula
* floor

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Borrowed from English doula, from Greek δούλα (doúla, “servant-woman”).

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈdo(w).lɐ/ [ˈdo(ʊ̯).lɐ]
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈdo(w).lɐ/ [ˈdo(ʊ̯).lɐ]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈdo(w).la/ [ˈdo(ʊ̯).la]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈdo(w).lɐ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈdo(w).lɐ/
** (Northern Portugal) IPA: /ˈdow.lɐ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /ˈdo.lɐ/
* Rhymes: -olɐ, -owlɐ
* Hyphenation: dou‧la

### Noun

doula f (plural doulas)
* doula (woman who advises, accompanies and provides non-clinical assistance (physical, emotional, etc.) to pregnant women, before, during and after childbirth)

## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from English doula, from Greek δούλα (doúla, “servant-woman”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈdula/ [ˈd̪u.la]
* Rhymes: -ula

### Noun

doula f (plural doulas)
* doula (woman who advises, accompanies and provides non-clinical assistance (physical, emotional, etc.) to pregnant women, before, during and after childbirth)

### Further reading

* “doula”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014