C1verb · transitive · rare

midwife

midwife · midwifes · midwifed · midwifing

акушерствовать

To act as a midwifeTo act as a midwife.

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/ˈmɪd.waɪf/

» Mary used to be a midwife.

Meaning

2 senses

(transitive)To act as a midwife.
акуше́рствоватьakušérstvovatʹ
(figuratively, transitive)To facilitate the emergence of.

Examples

15 sentences

Mary used to be a midwife.
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Mary is studying to become a midwife.
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Mary is a midwife.
ruМэри — акушерка.
deMaria ist Hebamme.
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Where is the midwife?
Де акушерка?
deWo ist die Hebamme?
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The tongue is the midwife of all disasters.
deDie Zunge ist die Hebamme allen Unheils.
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Translations

1 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

to act as a midwife:

Origin

From Middle English midwif, corresponding to mid (“with”) + wif (“woman, wife, female”). I

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).

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