Midwife

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  • noun. A person, usually a woman, who is trained to assist women in childbirth.
  • noun. One who assists in or takes a part in bringing about a result.
  • transitive verb. To assist in the birth of (a baby).
  • transitive verb. To assist in bringing forth or about.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A woman who assists women in childbirth.
  • To perform the office of midwife.
  • To assist in childbirth.
  • To aid in bringing into being by acting the part of a midwife; assist in bringing to light.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A woman who assists other women in childbirth; a female practitioner of the obstetric art.
  • transitive verb. To assist in childbirth.
  • intransitive verb. To perform the office of midwife.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A person, usually a woman, who is trained to assist women in childbirth, but who is not a physician.
  • noun. Someone who assists in bringing about some result or project.
  • verb. To act as a midwife
  • verb. to facilitate the emergence of
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a woman skilled in aiding the delivery of babies
    • Word Usage
    "Mr. MO ROCCA (Contributor, "CBS Sunday Morning"): Get your baby delivered by a midwife from the cast of "Star Trek.""
    cross-reference
    doula  midwife toad  obstetrician  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    nurse  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    accoucheur  anatomist  anesthetist  apothecary  druggist  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Charlie McCarthy  Lucina  accouche  accoucheuse  agent  
    variant
    midwives  
    verb-form
    midwifed  midwifes  midwifing  
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