2 uses
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Definition
a non-doctor who practices the profession of assisting women in childbirth; or to assist in childbirth
or:
someone who helps bring something into existence; or the act of helping to bring something into existence
or:
someone who helps bring something into existence; or the act of helping to bring something into existence
- Grigory rushed to Marfa and sent her to Lizaveta, while he ran to fetch an old midwife who lived close by.Book 3 — The Sensualists (12% in)
- The astounded doctor's wife decided to move Katerina while there was still time to an establishment in the town kept by a midwife for such emergencies.Book 10 — The Boys (12% in)
There are no more uses of "midwife" in The Brothers Karamazov.
Typical Usage
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