sage-homme
French, noun/sa.ʒɔm/
sage-homme is spelled S-A-G-E-H-O-M-M-E (9 letters). Sage-homme is a French masculine noun meaning “A midhusband, a male midwife” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Praticien qui aide à l’accouchement et qui prend en charge le nouveau-né”.
What does sage-homme mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinerareA midhusband, a male midwife
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Praticien qui aide à l’accouchement et qui prend en charge le nouveau-né.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of sage-homme
- sages-hommes plural
- sage-femme feminine
- sagehomme alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sage-homme?
- /sa.ʒɔm/
- \sa.ʒɔm\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.