midwife

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

Noun

1. A person, usually a woman, who is trained to assist women in childbirth, but who is not a physician.
2. (figuratively, rare) Someone who assists in bringing about some result or project.

Verb

1. (transitive) To act as a midwife.
2. (figuratively, transitive) To facilitate the emergence of.

Έννοιες

μαία

μαμή

μάμμη

μαμμή

Συνώνυμα

obstetrician

accoucheuse

nurse

deliver

granny

maternity nurse

old woman

surgeon

wise woman

accoucheur

child’s nurse

cummer

nurse-midwife

foster-mother

gp muchingi kz

grannie

maternal grandmother

Μεταφράσεις

sage-femme

Hebamme

levatrice

partera

vroedvrouw

comadrona

parteira

accoucheuse

ostetrica

verloskundige

Geburtshelferin

llevadora

ebe

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/ˈmɪd.waɪf/

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

Κληρονομήθηκε από Μέσα Αγγλικά: midwif

In summary

From Middle English midwif, corresponding to mid (“with”) + wif (“woman, wife, female”). It appears not to be entirely clear whether the original understanding was “with-woman” in the sense of “attending/assisting woman”, or “they who are with the woman” (namely the mother).