midwifery
UK/mɪdˈwɪfəɹi//ˈmɪdˌwaɪfəɹi/
midwifery noun: the practice and science of being a midwife.
Noun
midwifery (countable and uncountable, plural midwiferies)
- The practice and science of being a midwife.
midwifery meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Nepali and Arabic
midwifery in Tamil
- பேறுகால மருத்துவப் பணிதயியல், பேறுகால மருத்துவப் பணியியல், பேற்றுத் துணைவியியல்
midwifery in Urdu
- دایہ گری
midwifery in Nepali
- the practice and science of being a midwife
- सुँडिनी गर्ने sũḍinī garne, सुँडेनी गर्ने sũḍenī garne
midwifery in Arabic
- the practice and science of being a midwife
- قَبَالَة qabāla
More languagesFewer languages
- midwifery in Malay
- perbidanan
- midwifery in Indonesian
- kebidanan
- midwifery in Vietnamese
- sản khoa học
Forms of midwifery
| plural | midwiferies |
|---|---|
| alternative form (archaic) | midwivery |
Origin of midwifery
From Middle English medewifry; equivalent to midwife + -ery.
Questions about midwifery
- What does midwifery mean?
- Midwifery means the practice and science of being a midwife.
- What is midwifery in Tamil?
- Midwifery in Tamil is பேறுகால மருத்துவப் பணிதயியல், பேறுகால மருத்துவப் பணியியல், பேற்றுத் துணைவியியல். See Midwifery meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is midwifery?
- Midwifery is a noun.
- How do you pronounce midwifery?
- Midwifery is pronounced /mɪdˈwɪfəɹi/ (UK).
- What is the plural of midwifery?
- The plural of midwifery is midwiferies.
Words near midwifery in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: midwifery (page history and authors); midwifery (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); midwifery (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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