HomeServicesBlogDictionariesContactSpanish Course
← Back to search

Meaning of obstetrix | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
[ˈɔp.stɛ.triːks]

Definitions

  1. midwife
    declension-3
  2. Equivalent to 'midwife': A person, usually a woman, who is trained to assist women in childbirth, but who is not a physician.

Equivalents

English midwife

Examples

“Qui tu scis? an tu fortasse fuisti meae matri obstetrix, / qui id tam audacter dicere audes?”

How do you know? Or were you perhaps my mother’s midwife, that you dare to say that so boldly?

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

Learn this word in context

See obstetrix used in real conversations inside our free language course.

Start Free Course

Know this word better than we do? Language is a living thing — help us keep it growing. Collaborate with Babel Free