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MIDWIFE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: midwives   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A woman skilled in aiding the delivery of babies

Synonyms:

accoucheuse; midwife

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("midwife" is a kind of...):

nurse (one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician))

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb midwife

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