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单词 midwife
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midwife /midˈwīf/

noun (pl midwives /midˈwīvz/)

A woman, or occasionally a man, who assists women in childbirth

transitive verb (midˈwīfing or midˈwīving; midwīfed or midwīved)

(also midˈwive /-wīv/) to assist in the birth of (a child) (also figurative)

ORIGIN: OE mid with (Ger mit, Gr meta), and wīf woman

midˈwifery /-wif-ə-ri, -wif-ri, -if-ri or -wīfˈri/ noun

  1. The art or practice of a midwife
  2. Assistance at childbirth
  3. Obstetrics

midwife toad noun

Either of two species of small European toad (Alytes obstetricians and Alytes cisternasi), so called because the males bear the fertilized eggs on their backs until they hatch

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