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单词 midwifer
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midwifern.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: midwife n., -er suffix1.
Etymology: < midwife n. + -er suffix1, probably after midwifery n. Compare earlier man-midwife n., and midwife v. 1a.Apparently coined by D. D. Davis (see quot. 1825).
Obsolete.
A male midwife; = man-midwife n.Apparently an isolated use.
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the world > health and disease > healing > healer > one skilled in obstetrics or midwifery > [noun] > specific male
man-midwife1607
mid-man1706
midwife1711
midwifer1825
1825 D. D. Davis Elem. Midwifery 3 Julian Clement..was soon after appointed to the new and lucrative office of Midwifer to the Princesses of France.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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