Definition of midwife
1 : a person who assists women in childbirth — compare nurse-midwife
2 : one that helps to produce or bring forth something
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Examples of midwife in a Sentence
a trained and certified midwife
Recent Examples of midwife from the Web
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In 2001, Bd had been linked to a severe decline of the midwife toad in Spain.
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The latest Little Woman adaptation comes from the award-winning creator of Call the Midwife, Heidi Thomas, with Vanessa Caswill directing.
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The most common method is capsules prepared by doulas or midwives, according to Young. _
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Julia James was a nurse and midwife before retiring three years ago.
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The three-part series is a joint effort from PBS and the BBC, and comes from a female writer-director duo – Heidi Thomas (Call the Midwife) wrote the script, while Vanessa Caswill (best known for the BBC series Thirteen) will direct.
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After meeting with doctors and midwives experienced with transgender pregnancies, Reese and Chaplow began the process of trying to conceive — and Reese stopped taking testosterone.
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The site soon will be known as Branhilda Richardson Knowles Memorial Park, in honor of a city midwife who was born in the Bahamas and attended many deliveries from the turn of the century to the late 1950s.
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The first baby was delivered Jan. 6 by a midwife in a tub filled with tap water.
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Origin and Etymology of midwife
Middle English midwif, from mid with (from Old English) + wif woman
First Known Use of midwife
1638
MIDWIFE Defined for English Language Learners
midwife
playDefinition of midwife for English Language Learners
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: a person (usually a woman) who helps a woman when she is giving birth to a child
MIDWIFE Defined for Kids
midwife
playDefinition of midwife for Students
midwives
: a woman who helps other women during childbirth
Medical Dictionary
midwife
playMedical Definition of midwife
: a person who assists women in childbirth—see nurse-midwife
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