midwife

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈmɪdwaɪf/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈmɪdˌwaɪf/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(midwīf′)

Inflections of 'midwife' (n): npl: midwives
Inflections of 'midwife' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
midwifes
v 3rd person singular
midwifing
v pres p
midwiving
v pres p
midwifed
v past
midwived
v past
midwifed
v past p
midwived
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
midwife n (childbirth assistant)matrona nf
  comadrona nf
  partera nf
 She chose to have the baby at home, with a midwife in attendance.
 Eligió parir al bebé en su casa, con la asistencia de una matrona.
midwife n figurative ([sb] who helps create [sth](figurado)padre nm
  (figurado)factor clave loc nom m
 He acted as midwife to a new generation of computers.
 Fue como un padre para una nueva generación de computadoras.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
midwife [sb] vtr (assist in birth)hacer de partera en el nacimiento de alguien loc verb
  hacer de comadrona en el nacimiento de alguien loc verb
Note: Ante complemento directo de persona debe usarse la preposición «a».
 The old woman had midwifed every baby born in the village for twenty years.
 La anciana había hecho de partera en el nacimiento de todos los bebés de la aldea durante veinte años.
midwife [sth] vtr figurative (assist in creating)ayudar a crear algo loc verb
  traer algo al mundo loc verb
 It is the peacemaker's job to attempt to midwife a solution.
 El trabajo del conciliador es ayudar a crear una solución.
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'midwife' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
Spanish:

Collocations: a [qualified, private, registered, licensed] midwife, midwifed the new mother, a [homebirth, hospital, nurse] midwife, more...

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