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midwifing — mid·wife || mɪdwaɪf n. one who assists women in childbirth v. deliver a baby, assist in childbirth … English contemporary dictionary
midwife — I. noun Etymology: Middle English midwif, from mid with (from Old English) + wif woman Date: 14th century 1. a person who assists women in childbirth compare nurse midwife 2. one that helps to produce or bring forth something II. transitive verb… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Tapirapé — The Tapirapé indigenous people is a Brazilian Indian tribe that survived the European conquest and subsequent colonization of the country, keeping with little changes most of their culture and customs. Stationed deep into the Amazon rainforest,… … Wikipedia
The Legion of Night — Not to be confused with Legion of the Night. The Legion of Night Group publication information Publisher Marvel Comics First appearance The Legion of Night #1 (October 1991) … Wikipedia
Year of Wonders — infobox Book | name = Year of Wonders title orig = translator = image caption = First edition cover author = Geraldine Brooks illustrator = cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = English series = genre = Historical novel publisher =… … Wikipedia
midwife — /mid wuyf /, n., pl. midwives / wuyvz /, v., midwifed or midwived, midwifing or wiving. n. 1. a person trained to assist women in childbirth. 2. a person or thing that produces or aids in producing something new or different. v.t. 3. to assist in … Universalium
Bibliography — As the scope of the dictionary entries and extent of this bibliography make clear, there is a huge range of literature on shamans, from introductory works, general discussions on such topics as definition, and culture specific ethnographic… … Historical dictionary of shamanism
midwife — [mid′wīf΄] n. pl. midwives [mid′wīvz΄] [ME midwyf < mid, with < OE (< Gmc mithi < IE * meti < base * me > MID1, Ger mit, Gr meta) + wif, woman (see WIFE): basic sense “woman with, woman assisting”] a person (now, esp., a… … English World dictionary
