midwoman

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noun

A midwife.

“Coordinate term: midman”

OriginMiddle English midwomman →
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Meanings

nounmidwoman (plural midwomen)

plural midwomen

  1. Southern USrareA midwife.

    Coordinate term: midman

    1 more example

    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

Origin

  1. Middle Englishmidwomman
  2. Englishmidwoman

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

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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