A woman (or, rarely, a man) who assists women in childbirth; (spec. in recent times) a medical professional trained and qualified to do this and to…
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| 释义 | the world > health and disease > healing > healer > one skilled in obstetrics or midwifery > [noun] (28) midwifec1300 A woman (or, rarely, a man) who assists women in childbirth; (spec. in recent times) a medical professional trained and qualified to do this and to… childwifea1387 A midwife. rare (now historical). midwomana1400 A midwife. Lucinac1405 A midwife. matron?a1425 A married woman regarded as having expert knowledge in matters of childbirth, pregnancy, etc., and who therefore may be called upon (as in quot… grace-wifec1600 (a) Scottish a clever, sharp-witted woman (rare); (b) a midwife. Mother Midnight1602 (a name for) a midwife; (also, occasionally) a bawd. headswoman1615 A midwife. handwoman1637 A midwife. Now historical and rare. sage woman1672 a midwife. howdie1725 A midwife. accoucheur1727 A person (originally only a man) who assists a woman in childbirth, esp. one who is trained professionally; a midwife. Cf. man-midwife, n. granny1738 Chiefly U.S. regional and Newfoundland. A midwife (in later use, one without formal training who serves a rural community). Also in appositive… obstetrix1773 A midwife. accoucheuse1795 A woman who assists in childbirth, esp. one who is professionally trained; a (female) midwife. dukun1817 In Indonesia, Malaysia, and among the Cape Malay community of South Africa: a traditional healer; a midwife; a person thought to have magical… fingersmith1819 (a) a midwife; (b) a thief; spec. a pickpocket. wise woman1821 A midwife (= French sage-femme): cf. sage woman n. at sage, adj. n.2compounds 2. obstetrician1826 A person who assists in childbirth; a midwife, an accoucheur. Later: spec. a physician specializing in obstetrics; a qualified practitioner of… obstetrist1873 An obstetrician. tocologist1902 one versed in tocology; an obstetrician. birth attendant1910 a person, esp. a midwife, who assists women in childbirth and provides antenatal and postnatal care. S.C.M.1935 State Certified Midwife. monitrice1969 A woman who gives guidance and support during pregnancy and labour; an accoucheuse or midwife. Cf. doula, n. Subcategories:— specific male (4) |
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