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{ "coordinate_terms": [ { "_dis1": "0 0", "word": "accoucheur" }, { "_dis1": "0 0", "word": "man-midwife" } ], "derived": [ { "_dis1": "0 0", "word": "midwife frog" }, { "_dis1": "0 0", "word": "midwife toad" }, { "_dis1": "0 0", "word": "midwifery" } ], "etymology_templates": [ { "args": { "1": "en", "2": "enm", "3": "midwif" }, "expansion": "Middle English midwif", "name": "inh" }, { "args": { "1": "enm", "2": "mid", "t": "with" }, "expansion": "mid (“with”)", "name": "m" }, { "args": { "1": "ang", "2": "wif", "t": "woman, wife, female" }, "expansion": "wif (“woman, wife, female”)", "name": "m" } ], "etymology_text": "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).", "forms": [ { "form": "midwives", "tags": [ "plural" ] } ], "head_templates": [ { "args": { "1": "midwives" }, "expansion": "midwife (plural midwives)", "name": "en-noun" } ], "lang": "English", "lang_code": "en", "pos": "noun", "related": [ { "_dis1": "0 0", "word": "midhusband" } ], "senses": [ { "categories": [ { "_dis": "62 38 0 1", "kind": "topical", "langcode": "en", "name": "Healthcare occupations", "orig": "en:Healthcare occupations", "parents": [ "Healthcare", "Occupations", "Health", "Medicine", "People", "Work", "Body", "Biology", "Sciences", "Human", "Human activity", "All topics", "Human behaviour", "Fundamental" ], "source": "w+disamb" }, { "_dis": "54 44 0 2", "kind": "topical", "langcode": "en", "name": "Obstetrics", "orig": "en:Obstetrics", "parents": [ "Developmental biology", "Medicine", "Pregnancy", "Biology", "Sciences", "Body", "Gynaecology", "All topics", "Human", "Female", "Fundamental", "Gender", "Psychology", "Sociology", "Social sciences", "Society" ], "source": "w+disamb" }, { "_dis": "64 36 0 0", "kind": "topical", "langcode": "en", "name": "People", "orig": "en:People", "parents": [ "Human", "All topics", "Fundamental" ], "source": "w+disamb" } ], "examples": [ { "text": "A hundred years ago, a midwife would bring the baby into the world - going to a hospital to deliver a baby was either impossible or unheard of.", "type": "example" } ], "glosses": [ "A person, usually a woman, who is trained to assist women in childbirth, but who is not a physician." ], "id": "en-midwife-en-noun-O4dVoyb5", "links": [ [ "usually", "usually" ], [ "woman", "woman" ], [ "train", "train" ], [ "assist", "assist" ], [ "childbirth", "childbirth" ], [ "physician", "physician" ] ], "translations": [ { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "af", "lang": "Afrikaans", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "vroedvrou" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "akz", "lang": "Alabama", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "tayyi alikchi" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "sq", "lang": "Albanian", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "mami" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "sq", "lang": "Albanian", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "babo" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "ar", "lang": "Arabic", "roman": "qābila", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "قَابِلَة" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "ar", "lang": "Arabic", "roman": "dāya", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "دَايَة" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "arz", "lang": "Arabic", "roman": "wallāda", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "Egyptian-Arabic", "feminine" ], "word": "ولادة" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "arz", "lang": "Arabic", "roman": "dāya", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "Egyptian-Arabic", "feminine" ], "word": "داية" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "afb", "lang": "Arabic", "roman": "dāya", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "Gulf-Arabic", "feminine" ], "word": "داية" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "hy", "lang": "Armenian", "roman": "tatmer", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "տատմեր" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "hy", "lang": "Armenian", "roman": "mankabarjuhi", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "մանկաբարձուհի" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "hy", "lang": "Armenian", "roman": "dayak", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "Western-Armenian" ], "word": "դայակ" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "az", "lang": "Azerbaijani", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "mama" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "az", "lang": "Azerbaijani", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "mamaça" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "eu", "lang": "Basque", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "emagin" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "be", "lang": "Belarusian", "roman": "akušérka", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "акушэ́рка" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "be", "english": "rural", "lang": "Belarusian", "roman": "bábka", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "ба́бка" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "be", "english": "rural", "lang": "Belarusian", "roman": "pavitúxa", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "павіту́ха" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "be", "english": "rural", "lang": "Belarusian", "roman": "bába", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "ба́ба" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "bn", "lang": "Bengali", "roman": "dai", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "দাই" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "bn", "lang": "Bengali", "roman": "dhatri", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "ধাত্রী" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "bn", "lang": "Bengali", "roman": "miḍōẇaiph", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "মিডওয়াইফ" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "br", "lang": "Breton", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "amiegez" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "akušérka", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "акуше́рка" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "bg", "english": "rural", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "bába", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "ба́ба" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "my", "lang": "Burmese", "roman": "laksany", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "လက်သည်" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "my", "lang": "Burmese", "roman": "wam:hcwai:", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "ဝမ်းဆွဲ" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "llevador" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "llevadora" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "mel", "lang": "Central Melanau", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "bidan" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "ccc", "lang": "Chamicuro", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "kumali" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "ny", "lang": "Chichewa", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "zamba" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "alt": "zip³ saang¹ po⁴⁻²", "code": "yue", "lang": "Chinese Cantonese", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "接生婆" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "yue", "lang": "Chinese Cantonese", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "執媽" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "yue", "lang": "Chinese Cantonese", "roman": "zap¹ maa¹", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "执妈" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "yue", "lang": "Chinese Cantonese", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "執仔婆" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "alt": "zap¹ zai² po⁴⁻²", "code": "yue", "lang": "Chinese Cantonese", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "执仔婆" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "yue", "lang": "Chinese Cantonese", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "助產士" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "yue", "lang": "Chinese Cantonese", "roman": "zo⁶ caan² si⁶", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "助产士" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "nan-hbl", "lang": "Chinese", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "Hokkien" ], "word": "助產士" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "nan-hbl", "lang": "Chinese", "roman": "chō͘-sán-sū", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "Hokkien" ], "word": "助产士" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "nan-hbl", "lang": "Chinese", "roman": "khioh-kiáⁿ-bú", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "Hokkien" ], "word": "抾囝母" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "nan-hbl", "lang": "Chinese", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "Hokkien" ], "word": "產婆" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "nan-hbl", "lang": "Chinese", "roman": "sán-pô", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "Hokkien" ], "word": "产婆" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "助產士" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "zhùchǎnshì", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "助产士" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "接生員" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "jiēshēngyuán", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "接生员" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "jiēshēngpó", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "接生婆" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "穩婆" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "wěnpó", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "稳婆" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "產婆" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "chǎnpó", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "产婆" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "porodní bába" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "porodní asistentka" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "dated", "feminine" ], "word": "bába" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "common-gender" ], "word": "jordemoder" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "common-gender" ], "word": "jordemor" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine", "masculine" ], "word": "verloskundige" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "vroedvrouw" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "eo", "lang": "Esperanto", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine", "masculine" ], "word": "akuŝisto" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "eo", "lang": "Esperanto", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "akuŝistino" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "et", "lang": "Estonian", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "ämmaemand" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "fo", "lang": "Faroese", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "ljósmóðir" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "fo", "lang": "Faroese", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "jarðarmóðir" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "fo", "lang": "Faroese", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "nærkona" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "kätilö" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "sage-femme" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "sage-femme homme" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "accoucheur" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "accoucheuse" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "maïeuticien" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "gl", "lang": "Galician", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "parteira" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "gl", "lang": "Galician", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "partureira" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "bebiakali", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "ბებიაქალი" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "Hebamme" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "Entbindungspfleger" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "Entbindungspflegerin" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "Geburtshelfer" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "Geburtshelferin" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "Entbindungshelfer" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "Entbindungshelferin" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "gil", "lang": "Gilbertese", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "tia kabung" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "maía", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "μαία" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "mamí", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "μαμή" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "grc", "lang": "Ancient Greek", "roman": "maîa", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "μαῖα" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "kl", "lang": "Greenlandic", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "ernisussiortoq" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "roman": "meyalédet", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "מיילדת \\ מְיַלֶּדֶת" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "prasāvikā", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "प्रसाविका" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "janāī", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "जनाई" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "dāī", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "दाई" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "miḍvāif", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "मिडवाइफ़" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "dhātrī", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "धात्री" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "bába" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "szülésznő" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "is", "lang": "Icelandic", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "ljósmóðir" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "is", "lang": "Icelandic", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "ljósa" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "is", "lang": "Icelandic", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "léttakona" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "is", "lang": "Icelandic", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "yfirsetukona" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "is", "lang": "Icelandic", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "nærkona" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "id", "lang": "Indonesian", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "bidan" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "izh", "lang": "Ingrian", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "ämmä" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "bean chabhrach" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "bean ghlúine" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "cnáimhseach" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "sga", "lang": "Old Irish", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "banterismid" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "ostetrica" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "levatrice" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "alt": "じょさんぷ", "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "josanpu", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "助産婦" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "alt": "さんば", "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "sanba", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "産婆" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "alt": "じょさんし", "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "josanshi", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "助産師" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "quc", "lang": "K'iche' Mayan", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "iyom" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "kk", "lang": "Kazakh", "roman": "akuşer äiel", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "акушер әйел" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "km", "lang": "Khmer", "roman": "chmɑɑp", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "ឆ្មប" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "km", "lang": "Khmer", "roman": "mɑɑp", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "ម៉ប" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "km", "lang": "Khmer", "roman": "yiəy mɑɑp", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "យាយម៉ប" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "code": "ki", "lang": "Kikuyu", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "class-1" ], "word": "mũciarithia" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "alt": "助產婦", "code": "ko", "lang": "Korean", "roman": "josanbu", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "조산부" }, { "_dis1": "70 30", "alt": "産婆", "code": "ko", "lang": "Korean", "roman": "sanpa", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": 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"person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "助產士" }, { "code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "zhùchǎnshì", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "助产士" }, { "code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "接生員" }, { "code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "jiēshēngyuán", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "接生员" }, { "code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "jiēshēngpó", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "接生婆" }, { "code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "穩婆" }, { "code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "wěnpó", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "稳婆" }, { "code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "產婆" }, { "code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "chǎnpó", 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"de", "lang": "German", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "Hebamme" }, { "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "Entbindungspfleger" }, { "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "Entbindungspflegerin" }, { "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "Geburtshelfer" }, { "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "Geburtshelferin" }, { "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "Entbindungshelfer" }, { "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "Entbindungshelferin" }, { "code": "gil", "lang": "Gilbertese", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "tia kabung" }, { "code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "maía", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "μαία" }, { "code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "mamí", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "μαμή" }, { "code": "grc", "lang": "Ancient Greek", "roman": "maîa", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "μαῖα" }, { "code": "kl", "lang": "Greenlandic", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "ernisussiortoq" }, { "code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "roman": "meyalédet", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "מיילדת \\ מְיַלֶּדֶת" }, { "code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "prasāvikā", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "प्रसाविका" }, { "code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "janāī", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "जनाई" }, { "code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "dāī", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "दाई" }, { "code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "miḍvāif", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "मिडवाइफ़" }, { "code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "dhātrī", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "धात्री" }, { "code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "bába" }, { "code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "szülésznő" }, { "code": "is", "lang": "Icelandic", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "ljósmóðir" }, { "code": "is", "lang": "Icelandic", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "ljósa" }, { "code": "is", "lang": "Icelandic", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "léttakona" }, { "code": "is", "lang": "Icelandic", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "yfirsetukona" }, { "code": "is", "lang": "Icelandic", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "nærkona" }, { "code": "id", "lang": "Indonesian", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "bidan" }, { "code": "izh", "lang": "Ingrian", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "ämmä" }, { "code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "bean chabhrach" }, { "code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "bean ghlúine" }, { "code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "cnáimhseach" }, { "code": "sga", "lang": "Old Irish", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "banterismid" }, { "code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "ostetrica" }, { "code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "levatrice" }, { "alt": "じょさんぷ", "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "josanpu", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "助産婦" }, { "alt": "さんば", "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "sanba", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "産婆" }, { "alt": "じょさんし", "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "josanshi", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "助産師" }, { "code": "quc", "lang": "K'iche' Mayan", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "iyom" }, { "code": "kk", "lang": "Kazakh", "roman": "akuşer äiel", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "акушер әйел" }, { "code": "km", "lang": "Khmer", "roman": "chmɑɑp", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "ឆ្មប" }, { "code": "km", "lang": "Khmer", "roman": "mɑɑp", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "ម៉ប" }, { "code": "km", "lang": "Khmer", "roman": "yiəy mɑɑp", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "យាយម៉ប" }, { "code": "ki", "lang": "Kikuyu", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "class-1" ], "word": "mũciarithia" }, { "alt": "助產婦", "code": "ko", "lang": "Korean", "roman": "josanbu", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "조산부" }, { "alt": "産婆", "code": "ko", "lang": "Korean", "roman": "sanpa", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "산파" }, { "alt": "助產師", "code": "ko", "lang": "Korean", "roman": "josansa", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "조산사" }, { "code": "kmr", "lang": "Northern Kurdish", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "pîrik" }, { "code": "ky", "lang": "Kyrgyz", "roman": "akuşerka", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "акушерка" }, { "code": "ky", "lang": "Kyrgyz", "roman": "anacı", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "аначы" }, { "code": "lo", "lang": "Lao", "roman": "nāng pha dung khan", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "ນາງຜະດຸງຄັນ" }, { "code": "lo", "lang": "Lao", "roman": "tam nyǣ", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "ຕຳແຍ" }, { "code": "lo", "lang": "Lao", "roman": "mǭ tam nyǣ", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "ຫມໍຕຳແຍ" }, { "code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "obstetrīx" }, { "code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "vecmāte" }, { "code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "akušiere" }, { "code": "lt", "lang": "Lithuanian", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "akušerė" }, { "code": "lb", "lang": "Luxembourgish", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "Hiewan" }, { "code": "mk", "lang": "Macedonian", "roman": "babica", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "бабица" }, { "code": "mk", "lang": "Macedonian", "roman": "akušérka", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "акуше́рка" }, { "code": "ms", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "bidan" }, { "code": "ms", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "pengulin" }, { "code": "ms", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "dukun beranak" }, { "code": "ml", "lang": "Malayalam", "roman": "vayaṟṟāṭṭi", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "വയറ്റാട്ടി" }, { "code": "mt", "lang": "Maltese", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "qabla" }, { "code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "kaiwhakawhanau" }, { "code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "wahine whakawhanau" }, { "code": "mn", "lang": "Mongolian", "roman": "ex barigč", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "Cyrillic" ], "word": "эх баригч" }, { "code": "nv", "lang": "Navajo", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "awééʼ hayiidzį́sí" }, { "code": "nv", "lang": "Navajo", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "asdzání ʼiʼiiłchíhí" }, { "code": "nv", "lang": "Navajo", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "awééʼ hayiiníłí" }, { "code": "nap", "lang": "Neapolitan", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "mammana" }, { "code": "nap", "lang": "Neapolitan", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "vammana" }, { "code": "nay", "lang": "Ngarrindjeri", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "putari" }, { "code": "nrf", "lang": "Norman", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "accouocheuse" }, { "code": "nrf", "lang": "Norman", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "gardgienne" }, { "code": "nrf", "lang": "Norman", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "sage-femme" }, { "code": "nb", "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine", "masculine" ], "word": "jordmor" }, { "code": "nn", "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "jordmor" }, { "code": "ang", "lang": "Old English", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "beorþorþīnen" }, { "code": "pap", "lang": "Papiamentu", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "partera" }, { "code": "ps", "lang": "Pashto", "roman": "qābela", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "قابله" }, { "code": "fa", "lang": "Persian", "roman": "mâmâ", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "ماما" }, { "code": "fa", "lang": "Persian", "roman": "pâzâč", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "پازاچ" }, { "code": "fa", "lang": "Persian", "roman": "qâbele", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "قابله" }, { "code": "fa", "lang": "Persian", "roman": "dâye", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "دایه" }, { "code": "pdt", "lang": "Plautdietsch", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "Weemutta" }, { "code": "pdt", "lang": "Plautdietsch", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "Popkjemutta" }, { "code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "akuszer" }, { "code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "akuszerka" }, { "code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "położna" }, { "code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "parteira" }, { "code": "ro", "lang": "Romanian", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "moașă" }, { "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "akušér", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "акуше́р" }, { "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "akušérka", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "акуше́рка" }, { "code": "ru", "english": "rural", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "povitúxa", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "повиту́ха" }, { "code": "ru", "english": "rural", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "poviválʹnaja bábka", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "повива́льная ба́бка" }, { "code": "ru", "english": "rural", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "bábka", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine", "obsolete" ], "word": "ба́бка" }, { "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "poviválʹščica", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "dated", "feminine" ], "word": "повива́льщица" }, { "code": "str", "lang": "Saanich", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "NIȽ ȻENT Ȼ SĆḴAḴS" }, { "code": "sa", "lang": "Sanskrit", "roman": "sāvikā", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "साविका" }, { "code": "sa", "lang": "Sanskrit", "roman": "dhātrī", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "धात्री" }, { "code": "gd", "lang": "Scottish Gaelic", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "muime" }, { "code": "gd", "lang": "Scottish Gaelic", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "bean-ghlùine" }, { "code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "primalja" }, { "code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "Cyrillic", "feminine" ], "word": "ба̏бица" }, { "code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "Roman", "feminine" ], "word": "bȁbica" }, { "code": "scn", "lang": "Sicilian", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "lavatrici" }, { "code": "sk", "lang": "Slovak", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "pôrodná baba" }, { "code": "sk", "lang": "Slovak", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "pôrodná asistentka" }, { "code": "sk", "lang": "Slovak", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "dated", "feminine" ], "word": "baba" }, { "code": "sk", "lang": "Slovak", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "babica" }, { "code": "sl", "lang": "Slovene", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "babica" }, { "code": "dsb", "lang": "Lower Sorbian", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "babka" }, { "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "partera" }, { "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "comadrona" }, { "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "matrona" }, { "code": "sw", "lang": "Swahili", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "mkunga" }, { "code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "common-gender" ], "word": "barnmorska" }, { "code": "tl", "lang": "Tagalog", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "kumadrona" }, { "code": "tg", "lang": "Tajik", "roman": "akušer", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "акушер" }, { "code": "tg", "lang": "Tajik", "roman": "momo", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "момо" }, { "code": "tg", "lang": "Tajik", "roman": "qobila", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "қобила" }, { "code": "tg", "lang": "Tajik", "roman": "doya", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "доя" }, { "code": "tg", "lang": "Tajik", "roman": "akušerka", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "акушерка" }, { "code": "te", "lang": "Telugu", "roman": "mantrasāni", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "మంత్రసాని" }, { "code": "th", "lang": "Thai", "roman": "dtam-yɛɛ", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "ตำแย" }, { "code": "th", "lang": "Thai", "roman": "mɔ̌ɔ dtam-yɛɛ", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "หมอตำแย" }, { "code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "ebe" }, { "code": "tk", "lang": "Turkmen", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "akuşerka" }, { "code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "akušérka", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "акуше́рка" }, { "code": "uk", "english": "rural", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "povytúxa", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "повиту́ха" }, { "code": "uk", "english": "rural", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "spovytúxa", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "сповиту́ха" }, { "code": "uk", "english": "rural", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "povyválʹna bábka", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "повива́льна ба́бка" }, { "code": "ur", "lang": "Urdu", "roman": "dāī", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "دائی" }, { "code": "ur", "lang": "Urdu", "roman": "janāī", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "جنائی" }, { "code": "ur", "lang": "Urdu", "roman": "qābila", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine", "masculine" ], "word": "قابله" }, { "code": "uz", "lang": "Uzbek", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "akusherka" }, { "code": "uz", "lang": "Uzbek", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "doya" }, { "code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "bà đỡ" }, { "code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "bà mụ" }, { "code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "bà đỡ đẻ" }, { "code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "word": "nữ hộ sinh" }, { "code": "cy", "lang": "Welsh", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "bydwraig" }, { "code": "fy", "lang": "West Frisian", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "neuter" ], "word": "hoarnwiif" }, { "code": "fy", "lang": "West Frisian", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "common-gender" ], "word": "ferloskundige" }, { "code": "yi", "lang": "Yiddish", "roman": "haybam", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "הײַבאַם" }, { "code": "yi", "lang": "Yiddish", "roman": "akusherke", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "אַקושערקע" }, { "code": "yi", "lang": "Yiddish", "roman": "akusherin", "sense": "person who assists women in childbirth", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "אַקושערין" }, { "code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "person who assists in bringing something about", "tags": [ "common-gender" ], "word": "fødselshjælper" }, { "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "person who assists in bringing something about", "word": "kätilö" }, { "code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "person who assists in bringing something about", "word": "bába" }, { "code": "no", "lang": "Norwegian", "sense": "person who assists in bringing something about", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "fødselshjelper" } ], "word": "midwife" } { "categories": [ "English 2-syllable words", "English countable nouns", "English entries with incorrect language header", "English lemmas", "English nouns", "English nouns with irregular plurals", "English terms derived from Middle English", "English terms inherited from Middle English", "English terms with IPA pronunciation", "English terms with audio links", "English verbs", "Requests for review of Azerbaijani translations", "Requests for review of Korean translations", "Requests for review of Mongolian translations", "Requests for review of Swahili translations", "Requests for review of Tagalog translations", "Requests for review of Thai translations", "Requests for review of Welsh translations", "en:Healthcare occupations", "en:Obstetrics", "en:People" ], "etymology_templates": [ { "args": { "1": "en", "2": "enm", "3": "midwif" }, "expansion": "Middle English midwif", "name": "inh" }, { "args": { "1": "enm", "2": "mid", "t": "with" }, "expansion": "mid (“with”)", "name": "m" }, { "args": { "1": "ang", "2": "wif", "t": "woman, wife, female" }, "expansion": "wif (“woman, wife, female”)", "name": "m" } ], "etymology_text": "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).", "forms": [ { "form": "midwifes", "tags": [ "present", "singular", "third-person" ] }, { "form": "midwifing", "tags": [ "participle", "present" ] }, { "form": "midwifed", "tags": [ "participle", "past" ] }, { "form": "midwifed", "tags": [ "past" ] } ], "head_templates": [ { "args": {}, "expansion": "midwife (third-person singular simple present midwifes, present participle midwifing, simple past and past participle midwifed)", "name": "en-verb" } ], "lang": "English", "lang_code": "en", "pos": "verb", "related": [ { "word": "doula" }, { "word": "obstetrician" }, { "word": "obstetrics" } ], "senses": [ { "categories": [ "English transitive verbs" ], "glosses": [ "To act as a midwife." ], "raw_glosses": [ "(transitive) To act as a midwife." ], "tags": [ "transitive" ] }, { "categories": [ "English terms with quotations", "English transitive verbs" ], "examples": [ { "text": "Thomas L. Friedman. \"Attention: Baby on Board.\" New York Times. April 13, 2010.\nBut the bigger objective was to help Iraqis midwife a democratic model that could inspire reform across the Arab-Muslim world and give the youth there a chance at a better future.", "type": "quotation" } ], "glosses": [ "To facilitate the emergence of." ], "raw_glosses": [ "(transitive, figuratively) To facilitate the emergence of." ], "tags": [ "figuratively", "transitive" ] } ], "sounds": [ { "ipa": "/ˈmɪd.waɪf/" }, { "ipa": "/ˈmɪd.(w)ɪf/", "tags": [ "obsolete" ] }, { "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-midwife.wav", "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/47/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-midwife.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-midwife.wav.mp3", "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/47/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-midwife.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-midwife.wav.ogg", "tags": [ "Southern-England" ], "text": "Audio (Southern England)" } ], "synonyms": [ { "tags": [ "verb" ], "word": "midwive" } ], "translations": [ { "code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "akuširam", "sense": "to act as a midwife", "word": "акуширам" }, { "code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "sense": "to act as a midwife", "word": "助產" }, { "code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "zhùchǎn", "sense": "to act as a midwife", "word": "助产" }, { "code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "jiēshēng", "sense": "to act as a midwife", "word": "接生" }, { "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to act as a midwife", "word": "avustaa synnytyksessä" }, { "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to act as a midwife", "word": "kätilöidä" }, { "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to act as a midwife", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "Hebamme" }, { "code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "roman": "yiléd", "sense": "to act as a midwife", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "יילד \\ יִלֵּד" }, { "code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "sense": "to act as a midwife", "word": "dai" }, { "code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to act as a midwife", "word": "bábáskodik" }, { "code": "ro", "lang": "Romanian", "sense": "to act as a midwife", "word": "moși" }, { "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "akušérstvovatʹ", "sense": "to act as a midwife", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "акуше́рствовать" }, { "code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "to act as a midwife", "word": "đỡ đẻ" } ], "word": "midwife" }
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