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Definition of
midwife noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
midwife
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈmɪdwaɪf
/
/
(
pl.
midwives
NAmE
/
/
ˈmɪdwaɪvz
/
/
)
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a person, especially a woman, who is trained to help women give birth to babies
compare
doula
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midwife
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