Both Uses
midwife
in
The Brothers Karamazov
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- Grigory rushed to Marfa and sent her to Lizaveta, while he ran to fetch an old midwife who lived close by.†
Chpt 3 *
- 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.†
Chpt 10
Definitions:
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(1)
(midwife) a trained (usually non-doctor) professional who assists women in childbirth; or more broadly, a person who helps bring something new into existence or helps guide it into being
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)