assistant vs monitrice

monitrice vs assistant

assistant and monitrice both are nouns.

assistant is an adjective but monitrice is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
assistant	Yes	Yes	No	No
monitrice	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, monitrice is a hyponym of assistant; that is, monitrice is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than assistant:

assistant: a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
monitrice: an assistant (often the father of the soon-to-be-born child) who provides support for a woman in labor by encouraging her to use techniques learned in childbirth-preparation classes

Other hyponyms of assistant include coadjutor, accomplice, confederate, aide, auxiliary, attendant, attender, tender, bat boy, dental assistant, deputy, lieutenant, actor's assistant, dresser, event planner, facilitator, flower girl, girl Friday, enforcer, hatchet man, cat's-paw, instrument, pawn, birthing coach, doula, labor coach, underboss, fashion model, manakin, manikin, mannequin, mannikin, model, model, poser, paraprofessional, powder monkey, prompter, theater prompter, chief assistant, man Friday, right-hand man, secretarial assistant, secretary, sidesman, foot soldier, subordinate, subsidiary, underling, water boy, waterer, whipper-in, boy Friday.

assistant (noun)	monitrice (noun)
a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose	an assistant (often the father of the soon-to-be-born child) who provides support for a woman in labor by encouraging her to use techniques learned in childbirth-preparation classes

assistant (adjective)	monitrice (adjective)
of or relating to a person who is subordinate to another

Difference between assistant and monitrice

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