midwife 英 [ˈmɪdwaɪf]   美 [ˈmɪdˌwaɪf]

midwife

midwife  英 [ˈmɪdwaɪf] 美 [ˈmɪdˌwaɪf]

n. 助产士;接生婆 

名词复数:midwives 

  • A midwife is someone whose job involves helping women give birth to babies. Some pregnant women get their prenatal care from a midwife, as well as delivering their babies with a midwife's help.
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  • n. 助产士;接生婆
  • midwife (n.) c. 1300, "woman assisting," literally "woman who is 'with' " (the mother at birth), from Middle English mid "with" (see mid) + wif "woman" (see wife). Cognate with German Beifrau.
mid·wife / ˈmɪdwaɪf ; NAmE ˈmɪdwaɪf / noun ( plural mid·wives / ˈmɪdwaɪvz ; NAmE ˈmɪdwaɪvz / ) a person, especially a woman, who is trained to help women give birth to babies 助产士;接生员;产婆 compare doula midwife midwives mid·wife / ˈmɪdwaɪf ; NAmE ˈmɪdwaɪf / mid·wives / ˈmɪdwaɪvz ; NAmE ˈmɪdwaɪvz /
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