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Meaning of midwife | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Standard

ˈmɪd.waɪf

Definitions

A person, usually a woman, who is trained to assist women in childbirth, but who is not a physician.
Someone who assists in bringing about some result or project.
figuratively, rare

Equivalents

العربية داية قابلة

Azərbaycanca mama mamaça

Беларуская акушэр баба ба́бка

Български акушер акушерка акуширам баба

বাংলা দাই ধাত্রী

Bosanski baba babica babo mač mama mami primalja баба бабица

Català llevador llevadora

Čeština baba porodní bába

Cymraeg bydwraig

Dansk jordemoder

Deutsch Entbindungshelfer Entbindungshelferin Entbindungspfleger Entbindungspflegerin Geburtshelfer Geburtshelferin Hebamme Wehmutter

Ελληνικά μαία μαμή μαμμή

Esperanto akuŝistino akuŝisto

Español comadrona matrona partera

Suomi avustaa synnytyksessä kätilö kätilöidä

Français accoucheur accoucheuse maïeuticien sage-femme sage-femme homme

Gaeilge bean chabhrach bean ghlúine cnáimhseach

Gàidhlig bean-ghlùine muime

Galego parteira

עברית מיילדת

हिन्दी दाई धाय

Hrvatski baba babica babo mač mama mami primalja баба бабица

Magyar baba szülésznő

Հայերեն դայակ մանկաբարձուհի տատմեր

Bahasa Indonesia bidan

Íslenska ljósmóðir

Italiano levatrice ostetrica

日本語助産婦助産師産婆

ქართული მეანი

ខ្មែរ ឆ្មប ម៉ប យាយម៉ប

한국어 姥 산파 조산부 조산사

Kurdî ebe maç

Latina obstetrix

Lëtzebuergesch Hiewan

ລາວ ນາງຜະດຸງຄັນ

Македонски акушер акушерка бабица

Bahasa Melayu bidan dukun beranak pengulin

Malti majjistra qabla

မြန်မာဘာသာ လက်သည်း ဝမ်းဆွဲ

Nederlands baker obstetrieverpleegkundige verloskundige vroedvrouw

Polski akuszer akuszerka mać położna

Português parteira

Română moașă moși

Русский акушер акушерка акуше́рствовать бабка повивальная ба́бка повива́льщица повитуха

Slovenčina baba Babica

Slovenščina bábica

Shqip babo mami

Српски baba babica babo mač mama mami primalja баба бабица

Svenska ackuschörska barnmorska

Kiswahili mkunga

తెలుగు మంత్రసాని

Тоҷикӣ момо

ไทย ตำแย หมอตำแย แพทย์ผดุงครรภ์

Tagalog kumadrona

Türkçe ebe

Українська акушер акушерка повитуха

اردو دائی

Tiếng Việt bà đỡ bà mụ đồ đệ hộ sinh nữ hộ sinh

Examples

“A hundred years ago, a midwife would bring the baby into the world - going to a hospital to deliver a baby was either impossible or unheard of.”

“Modernly, a hospital midwife is usually a registered nurse.”

“The senior midwife confirmed that […] occasionally a multigravid woman could feel little more than slight abdominal discomfort.”

“Despite Richard's efforts to midwive his own narrative of legitimacy, the source of this legendary one cannot be controlled because it has moved from the mouths of nurses, midwives and gossips into the public domain.”

“He had not read it, but he said that every detail in it was true. This struck me as a rather cavalier attitude to truth, but hatred is not the midwife of caution or accuracy.”

CEFR level

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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