childwife

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noun

A woman being churched after childbirth.

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Meanings

nounchildwife (plural childwives)

plural childwives

  1. historicalChristianityA woman being churched after childbirth.

Origin

child + wife

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Cite this entry
APA

childwife. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/childwife

MLA

“childwife.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/childwife. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “childwife,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/childwife.

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