Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗A trained support person who provides emotional, physical and practical assistance to a pregnant woman or couple before, during or after childbirth. · A trained person who provides similar support to someone who is diagnosed with an incurable condition and is receiving end-of-life care. · A trained person who provides support through any difficult process.
Borrowed from Greek δούλα (doúla, “servant-woman”), from Ancient Greek δούλη (doúlē, “female slave”). Popularized by the American anthropologist Dana Raphael in the book The Tender Gift: Breastfeeding (1973), where the word is credited to Eleni Rassias.
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