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midwoman

midwoman noun: a midwife.

Noun

midwoman (plural midwomen)

  1. (Southern US, rare) A midwife.
    • Coordinate term: midman
    • To banish the thoughts, she made herself think of the boy's mother. They were Tatterdancers. That meant inadequate care, if any. She'd probably been delivered by one of the stave's midwomen.1984, Sharon Webb, Ram Song, New York, N.Y.: Atheneum Books, →ISBN, page 46

Forms of midwoman

pluralmidwomen

Origin of midwoman

Possibly inherited from Middle English midwomman (attested as a hapax legomenon c. 1400). Alternatively, reformed as a blend of midwife + woman.

Questions about midwoman

What does midwoman mean?
Midwoman means a midwife.
What part of speech is midwoman?
Midwoman is a noun.
What is the plural of midwoman?
The plural of midwoman is midwomen.

Words near midwoman in the dictionary

  1. midwive
  2. midwived
  3. midwivery
  4. midwives
  5. midwiving
  6. midwoman
  7. midwomen
  8. Midwood
  9. midwoof
  10. midwoofer
  11. midwoofers

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