how to pronounce midwife

/ˈmɪd.waɪf/

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midwife is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of midwife in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… eventually the midwife managed to …”

meanings of midwife

noun:

Someone who assists in bringing about some result or project.
A person, usually a woman, who is trained to assist women in childbirth, but who is not a physician.

verb:

To facilitate the emergence of.
To act as a midwife.

midwife frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word midwife occurs in english on average 3.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.