MIDWIVES Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

midwives

noun

plural of midwife

as in obstetricians

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Noun

The approach to paying obstetricians and midwives is changing.

— Jeff Levin-Scherz, STAT, 23 July 2026
But no, this is an actual phrase in the world of medicine, apparently used by obstetricians to inflict emotional harm on pregnant folks over the age of 35.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 July 2026

Definition of obstetricians

Noun

If no deal is made, people with the aforementioned health insurance plans through United will no longer be able to get in-network care with UHealth doctors and other providers across UHealth’s South Florida facilities.

— Michelle Marchante July 22, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
The hospital includes two operating rooms, a pharmacy and a laboratory, while doctors continue performing orthopedic surgeries and treating infections and other conditions left untreated in the aftermath of the disaster.

— Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of doctors

Noun

Here are the questions men are asking most and the answers from the physicians and patients who have been through it.

— Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
Such compounds are increasingly migrating into mainstream use despite a lack of FDA approval, with licensed physicians prescribing them and even New York bodegas getting in on the action.

— Daniel Gilbert, CBS News, 30 July 2026

Definition of physicians

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Even less of that information has reached the adults best positioned to support them in a crisis, such as parents, pediatricians and community therapists.

— Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026
More than 2,600 educators, tutors, volunteers, and pediatricians were trained in early literacy development and/or strategies to support young children’s literacy skills.

— Read Alliance, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of pediatricians

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Biden's classified docs narrative crumbles amid release of ghostwriter tapes.

— , FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026
Meanwhile, Katrina stood trial in 2022 and was found not guilty of murder but was convicted of conspiracy to commit murder and failure to report human remains, according to court docs.

— Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 25 July 2026

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