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midwife
English
Etymology
From Old English midw?f, corresponding to mid (“with”) + w?f (“woman”). 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).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?m?d.wa?f/
Noun
midwife (plural midwives)
- A person, usually a woman, who is trained to assist women in childbirth, but who is not a physician.
- A hundred years ago, a midwife would bring the baby into the world - going to a hospital to deliver a baby was either impossible or unheard of.
- (rare, figuratively) Someone who assists in bringing about some result or project.
Usage notes
- The term is applicable to both males and females. Despite this, the term midhusband is also sometimes used (usually in humour).
Synonyms
- accoucheuse
Coordinate terms
- accoucheur
- man-midwife
Derived terms
- midwife toad
- midwifery
Related terms
- midhusband
Translations
Verb
midwife (third-person singular simple present midwives or midwifes, present participle midwiving or midwifing, simple past and past participle midwived or midwifed)
- (transitive) To act as a midwife
- (transitive, figuratively) to facilitate the emergence of
- But the bigger objective was to help Iraqis midwife a democratic model that could inspire reform across the Arab-Muslim world and give the youth there a chance at a better future.
- Thomas L. Friedman. "Attention: Baby on Board." New York Times. April 13, 2010.
- But the bigger objective was to help Iraqis midwife a democratic model that could inspire reform across the Arab-Muslim world and give the youth there a chance at a better future.
Usage notes
While elementary students are taught "replace 'f' with 'v'," the mistake resulting in "midwifed" is made often enough in informal/colloquial language to indicate the rule is not consistently followed.
Translations
See also
- doula
- obstetrician
- obstetrics
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dayee
English
Etymology 1
Alternative forms
- day-ee
Noun
dayee (uncountable)
- Pronunciation spelling of day.
Interjection
dayee
- (Australia, dated) An ellipsis of good day.
- “Day-ee, Jasper!” replied 'Un. “Day-ee, Silas! How?s things?”
Synonyms
- g'day
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
dayee (plural dayees)
- (rare, India) midwife
- 1855, North-Western Provinces, India, Selections from the Records of Government, Volume 3, page 184,
- The custom now actually and thoroughly established, and daily practised in these villages, is the following : — On the occasion of a birth in a Thakoor family, the village dayee is summoned, and after her services have been completed, she reports the occurrence to her relative, the bullahur ; he informs the chowkeedar, who causes the necessary entry to be made in the putwaree?s diary, and, if the birth be of a girl, reports the event to the thannah.
- 1855, North-Western Provinces, India, Selections from the Records of Government, Volume 3, page 184,
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