doula

As nouns the difference between matron and doula

is that matron is a mature woman; a wife or a widow, especially, one who has borne children; a woman of staid or motherly manners while doula is armpit.

As a noun doula

is armpit.

As a proper noun nanny is

or anne.

As nouns the difference between boula and doula

is that boula is (musical instrument) any of various caribbean drums while doula is armpit.

As nouns the difference between doura and doula

is that doura is a kind of sorghum while doula is armpit.

As nouns the difference between doula and monitrice

is that doula is a support person, usually female, who may not have medical or midwifery training, who provides emotional and practical assistance to a mother or pregnant couple before, during or after childbirth while monitrice is doula.

As nouns the difference between childbirth and doula

is that childbirth is (senseid)the fact or action of giving birth to a child, as the culmination of pregnancy while doula is a support person, usually female, who may not have medical or midwifery training, who provides emotional and practical assistance to a mother or pregnant couple before, during or after childbirth.

As nouns the difference between pregnant and doula

is that pregnant is a pregnant woman while doula is a support person, usually female, who may not have medical or midwifery training, who provides emotional and practical assistance to a mother or pregnant couple before, during or after childbirth.

As an adjective pregnant

is (not comparable) carrying developing offspring within the body.

As nouns the difference between mother and doula

is that mother is a (human) female who (a) s a child (b) gives birth to a baby (c) donates a fertilized egg or (d) donates a body cell which has resulted in a clone sometimes used in reference to a pregnant female, possibly as a shortened form of mother-to-be or mother can be something that is the greatest or most significant of its kind or mother can be (euphemistic|coarse|slang) motherfucker or mother can be (nonstandard) a cat that catches moths while doula is a support person, usually female, who may not have medical or midwifery training, who provides emotional and practical assistance to a mother or pregnant couple before, during or after childbirth.

As a verb mother

is to treat as a mother would be expected to treat her child; to nurture.

As an adjective emotional

is of or relating to the emotions.

As a noun doula is

a support person, usually female, who may not have medical or midwifery training, who provides emotional and practical assistance to a mother or pregnant couple before, during or after childbirth.

As nouns the difference between midwifery and doula

is that midwifery is the practice and science of being a midwife while doula is a support person, usually female, who may not have medical or midwifery training, who provides emotional and practical assistance to a mother or pregnant couple before, during or after childbirth.