Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

traditional birth attendant

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.55 in modern English

Syllables: tra-di-tion-al birth at-ten-dant
IPA

32

Scrabble Score

25

Letters

6

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One, typically a woman, who provides basic maternity care primarily from experience as well as the traditions and practices of a community.

Inflected Forms

traditional birth attendants (plural) TBA (abbreviation)

Phrases

unlicensed assistive personnel

Frequently Paired Words

unlicensed assistive personnel UAP

Synonyms

traditional midwife community midwife lay midwife

Questions

What does traditional birth attendant mean?: One, typically a woman, who provides basic maternity care primarily from experience as well as the traditions and practices of a community.

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