midwife

BrE /ˈmɪdwʌɪf/ AmE /ˈmɪdwɑɪf/

noun en → es

1 PROFESSION [singular] B2

a woman who is trained to help women give birth and look after them during childbirth

partera, comadrona

Collocations midwife service · midwife care

  • She became a midwife after studying at the local college.

    Ella se convirtió en partera después de estudiar en la escuela local.

2 ASSISTANCE [infin] B2

to help a woman give birth as her midwife

asistir en el parto, ayudar durante el alumbramiento

Collocations midwife for a woman · midwife during childbirth

  • She midwifed the birth of her first grandchild.

    Ella asistió en el parto de su primer nieto.