Meanings
nounmidwifery (countable and uncountable, plural midwiferies)
plural midwiferies · alternative archaic midwivery
- countableuncountableThe practice and science of being a midwife.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe branch of medicine dealing with childbirth and care of the mother
Similar
Broader
medicinemedical specialty
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Middle Englishmedewifry
- Englishmidwifery
From Middle English medewifry; equivalent to midwife + -ery.
More words from Middle English
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek μαιεία
- μαιεία (maieía)the practice and science of being a midwife
Arabic قَبَالَة
- قَبَالَة (qabāla)the practice and science of being a midwife
Chinese Mandarin 產科學 /产科学, 助產術 /助产术
- 產科學 /产科学 (chǎnkēxué)the practice and science of being a midwife
- 助產術 /助产术 (zhùchǎnshù)the practice and science of being a midwife
Czech porodnictví
- porodnictvíthe practice and science of being a midwife
Dutch verloskunde
- verloskundethe practice and science of being a midwife
Esperanto akuŝarto
- akuŝartothe practice and science of being a midwife
Finnish kätilöys
- kätilöysthe practice and science of being a midwife
French obstétrique
- obstétriquethe practice and science of being a midwife
German Geburtshilfe
- Geburtshilfethe practice and science of being a midwife
Indonesian kebidanan
- kebidananthe practice and science of being a midwife
Irish cnáimhseachas
- cnáimhseachasthe practice and science of being a midwife
Japanese 産科学
- 産科学 (sankagaku)the practice and science of being a midwife
Korean 산과학
- 산과학 (san'gwahak)the practice and science of being a midwife
Malay perbidanan
- perbidananthe practice and science of being a midwife
Polish akuszeria, akuszerstwo
- akuszeriathe practice and science of being a midwife
- akuszerstwothe practice and science of being a midwife
- położnictwothe practice and science of being a midwife
Portuguese partejamento
- partejamentothe practice and science of being a midwife
Romanian moșit
- moșitthe practice and science of being a midwife
Russian акуше́рство, родовспоможе́ние
- акуше́рство (akušérstvo)the practice and science of being a midwife
- родовспоможе́ние (rodovspomožénije)the practice and science of being a midwife
Spanish partería
- parteríathe practice and science of being a midwife
Swahili ukunga
- ukungathe practice and science of being a midwife
Vietnamese sản khoa học
- sản khoa họcthe practice and science of being a midwife
Welsh bydwreigiaeth
- bydwreigiaeththe practice and science of being a midwife
Cite this entry
APA
midwifery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midwifery
MLA
“midwifery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midwifery. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “midwifery,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midwifery.
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