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midwife

midwife /ˈmɪdˌwaɪf/ noun
plural midwives /-ˌwaɪvz/ /ˈmɪdˌwaɪvz/
midwife
/ˈmɪdˌwaɪf/
noun
plural midwives /-ˌwaɪvz/ /ˈmɪdˌwaɪvz/
Britannica Dictionary definition of MIDWIFE
[count]
: a person (usually a woman) who helps a woman when she is giving birth to a child

— midwifery

/ˌmɪdˈwɪfəri/ noun [noncount]