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1. (n.) midwife
a person who assists women in childbirth.
2. midwife
a person or thing that assists in producing something new.
3. (v.t.) midwife
to assist in the birth of (a baby).
4. midwife
to assist in producing or bringing about (something new).
Etymology: (1250–1300; ME midwif=mid with, accompanying (OE; cf. meta -) +wif woman (see wife ))
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1. (noun) midwife, accoucheuse
a woman skilled in aiding the delivery of babies
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1. (noun) midwife
a nurse who helps women to have babies
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1. (noun) midwife
a woman who assists other women in childbirth; a female practitioner of the obstetric art
2. (verb) midwife
to assist in childbirth
3. (verb) midwife
to perform the office of midwife
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Sense: a person (usually a trained nurse) who helps at the birth of children.
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 Afrikaans: vroedvrou |
 Arabic: قابِلَه، مُوَلِّدَه |
 Bulgarian: акушерка |
 Brazilian: parteira |
 Czech: porodní asistentka |
 German: die Hebamme |
 Danish: jordemor |
 Greek: μαία |
 Spanish: comadrona, partera, matro |
 Estonian: ämmaemand |
 Farsi: ماما |
 Finnish: kätilö |
 French: sage-femme |
 Hebrew: מְיָלֶדֶת |
 Hindi: दाई |
 Croatian: primalja |
 Hungarian: bába |
 Indonesian: bidan |
 Icelandic: ljósmóðir |
 Italian: levatrice, ostetrica |
 Japanese: 助産婦 |
 Korean: 산파 |
 Lithuanian: akušerė, pribuvėja |
 Latvian: vecmāte, akušiere |
 Malay: bidan |
 Dutch: vroedvrouw |
 Norwegian: jordmor |
 Polish: położna, akuszerka |
 Persian: قابله |
 Pashto: قابله |
 Portuguese: parteira |
 Romanian: moaşă |
 Russian: акушерка |
 Slovak: pôrodná asistentka |
 Slovenian: babica |
 Serbian: babica |
 Swedish: barnmorska |
 Thai: นางพยาบาลผดุงครรภ์ |
 Turkish: ebe |
 Taiwanese: 助產士 |
 Ukrainian: акушерка; повитуха |
 Urdu: قابلہ |
 Vietnamese: bà đỡ |
 Chinese: 助产士 |
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