Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

midwoman

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mid-wom-an
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A midwife.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Possibly inherited from Middle English midwomman (attested as a hapax legomenon c. 1400). Alternatively, reformed as a blend of midwife + woman.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

midwomen (plural)

Questions

What does midwoman mean?
A midwife.
Where does midwoman come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce midwoman

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