midwifery

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midwifery

  • /mɪdˈwɪfəɹi/ UK
  • /ˈmɪdˌwaɪfəɹi/ US

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From Middle English medewifry; equivalent to midwife + -ery.

noun midwiferies · midwivery

  1. countable, uncountable The practice and science of being a midwife.

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noun the practice and science of being a midwife

Españolpartería
한국어산과학 san'gwahak
日本語産科学 sankagaku
中文產科學 /产科学 chǎnkēxué, 助產術 /助产术 zhùchǎnshù
Kiswahiliukunga
Portuguêspartejamento
Françaisobstétrique
DeutschGeburtshilfe
Românămoșit
Русскийакуше́рство akušérstvo, родовспоможе́ние rodovspomožénije
Tiếng Việtsản khoa học
العربيةقَبَالَة qabāla

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@misc{midwifery_2026,
  title = {midwifery},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/midwifery},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}