Synonyms for midwife
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A person, usually a woman, who is trained to assist women in childbirth, but who is not a physician.
Modernly, a hospital midwife is usually a registered nurse.
Related words
- Word family
- midwifery midhusband
- Phrases
- midwife toad
- Other spellings
- midwive
Forms
- Plural
- midwives → obstetricians, accoucheurs, accoucheuses, midhusbands…
Example sentences
- obstetrician An obstetrician faces towards a foreign country.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| midwife | rising | |
| obstetrician | steady | |
| accoucheur | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 10 letters
- accoucheur, midhusband
- 11 letters
- accoucheuse
- 12 letters
- obstetrician4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (obstetrician4 = 4 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- sage-femme
- Italiano
- levatrice
- Español
- comadrona
- Deutsch
- Hebamme