Midwife
//ˈmɪd.waɪf//
Translations of "midwife" (109 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afrikaans | vroedvrou(person who assists women in childbirth) | — | |
| Alabama | tayyi alikchi(person who assists women in childbirth) | — | |
| Albanian | babo(person who assists women in childbirth), mami(person who assists women in childbirth) | — | |
| Ancient Greek | μαῖα(person who assists women in childbirth) | maîa | |
| Arabic | داية(person who assists women in childbirth), داية(person who assists women in childbirth), دَايَة(person who assists women in childbirth), قَابِلَة(person who assists women in childbirth), ولادة(person who assists women in childbirth) | dāya, dāya, dāya, qābila, wallāda | |
| Armenian | ակուշերկա(person who assists women in childbirth), դայակ(person who assists women in childbirth), մանկաբարձուհի(person who assists women in childbirth), տատմեր(person who assists women in childbirth) | akušerka, dayak, mankabarjuhi, tatmer | |
| Azerbaijani | mama(person who assists women in childbirth), mamaça(person who assists women in childbirth) | — | |
| Basque | emagin(person who assists women in childbirth) | — | |
| Belarusian | акушэ́р(person who assists women in childbirth), акушэ́рка(person who assists women in childbirth), ба́ба(person who assists women in childbirth), ба́бка(person who assists women in childbirth), павіту́ха(person who assists women in childbirth) | akušér, akušérka, bába, bábka, pavitúxa | |
| Bengali | দাই(person who assists women in childbirth), ধাত্রী(person who assists women in childbirth), মিডওয়াইফ(person who assists women in childbirth) | dai, dhatri, miḍōẇaiph | |
| Breton | amiegez(person who assists women in childbirth) | — | |
| Bulgarian | акуше́р(person who assists women in childbirth), акуше́рка(person who assists women in childbirth), ба́ба(person who assists women in childbirth), акуширам(to act as a midwife) | akušér, akušérka, bába, akuširam | |
| Burmese | လက်သည်(person who assists women in childbirth), ဝမ်းဆွဲ(person who assists women in childbirth) | laksany, wam:hcwai: | |
| Catalan | llevador(person who assists women in childbirth), llevadora(person who assists women in childbirth) | — | |
| Central Melanau | bidan(person who assists women in childbirth) | — | |
| Chamicuro | kumali(person who assists women in childbirth) | — | |
| Chichewa | zamba(person who assists women in childbirth) | — | |
| Chinese | 助產士 /助产士(person who assists women in childbirth), 抾囝母(person who assists women in childbirth), 產婆 /产婆(person who assists women in childbirth) | chō͘-sán-sū, khioh-kiáⁿ-bú, sán-pô | |
| Chinese Cantonese | 助產士 /助产士(person who assists women in childbirth), 執仔婆 /执仔婆(person who assists women in childbirth), 執媽 /执妈(person who assists women in childbirth), 接生婆(person who assists women in childbirth) | zo⁶ caan² si⁶, zap¹ maa¹ | |
| Chinese Mandarin | 促成者(person who assists in bringing something about), 助產士 /助产士(person who assists women in childbirth), 接生員 /接生员(person who assists women in childbirth), 接生婆(person who assists women in childbirth), 產婆 /产婆(person who assists women in childbirth), 穩婆 /稳婆(person who assists women in childbirth), 助產 /助产(to act as a midwife), 接生(to act as a midwife) | cùchéng zhě, zhùchǎnshì, jiēshēngyuán, jiēshēngpó, chǎnpó, wěnpó, zhùchǎn, jiēshēng | |
| Czech | bába(person who assists women in childbirth), porodní asistentka(person who assists women in childbirth), porodní bába(person who assists women in childbirth) | — | |
| Danish | fødselshjælper(person who assists in bringing something about), jordemoder(person who assists women in childbirth), jordemor(person who assists women in childbirth) | — | |
| Dutch | baker(person who assists women in childbirth), obstetrieverpleegkundige(person who assists women in childbirth), verloskundige(person who assists women in childbirth), vroedvrouw(person who assists women in childbirth) | — | |
| Esperanto | akuŝistino(person who assists women in childbirth), akuŝisto(person who assists women in childbirth) | — | |
| Estonian | ämmaemand(person who assists women in childbirth) | — | |
| Faroese | jarðarmóðir(person who assists women in childbirth), ljósmóðir(person who assists women in childbirth), nærkona(person who assists women in childbirth) | — | |
| Finnish | kätilö(person who assists women in childbirth), kätilö(person who assists in bringing something about), avustaa synnytyksessä(to act as a midwife), kätilöidä(to act as a midwife) | — | |
| French | accoucheur(person who assists women in childbirth), accoucheuse(person who assists women in childbirth), maïeuticien(person who assists women in childbirth), sage-femme(person who assists women in childbirth), sage-femme homme(person who assists women in childbirth) | — | |
| Galician | parteira(person who assists women in childbirth), partureira(person who assists women in childbirth) | — | |
| Georgian | ბებიაქალი(person who assists women in childbirth), მეანი(person who assists women in childbirth) | bebiakali, meani | |
| German | Entbindungshelfer(person who assists women in childbirth), Entbindungshelferin(person who assists women in childbirth), Entbindungspfleger(person who assists women in childbirth), Entbindungspflegerin(person who assists women in childbirth), Geburtshelfer(person who assists women in childbirth), Geburtshelferin(person who assists women in childbirth), Hebamme(person who assists women in childbirth), Hebamme(to act as a midwife) | — | |
| Gilbertese | tia kabung(person who assists women in childbirth) | — | |
| Greek | μαία(person who assists women in childbirth), μαμή(person who assists women in childbirth) | maía, mamí | |
| Greenlandic | ernisussiortoq(person who assists women in childbirth) | — | |
| Hebrew | מיילדת \ מְיַלֶּדֶת(person who assists women in childbirth), יילד \ יִלֵּד(to act as a midwife) | meyalédet, yiléd | |
| Hindi | जनाई(person who assists women in childbirth), दाई(person who assists women in childbirth), धात्री(person who assists women in childbirth), प्रसाविका(person who assists women in childbirth), मिडवाइफ़(person who assists women in childbirth) | janāī, dāī, dhātrī, prasāvikā, miḍvāif | |
| Hungarian | bába(person who assists women in childbirth), bába(person who assists in bringing something about), szülésznő(person who assists women in childbirth), bábáskodik(to act as a midwife) | — | |
| Icelandic | ljósa(person who assists women in childbirth), ljósmóðir(person who assists women in childbirth), léttakona(person who assists women in childbirth), nærkona(person who assists women in childbirth), yfirsetukona(person who assists women in childbirth) | — | |
| Indonesian | bidan(person who assists women in childbirth) | — | |
| Ingrian | babka(person who assists women in childbirth), ämmä(person who assists women in childbirth) | — | |
| Iranian Persian | دایِه(person who assists women in childbirth), قابِلِه(person who assists women in childbirth), ماما(person who assists women in childbirth), پازاچ(person who assists women in childbirth) | dâye, ġâbele, mâmâ, pâzâč | |
| Irish | bean chabhrach(person who assists women in childbirth), bean ghlúine(person who assists women in childbirth), cnáimhseach(person who assists women in childbirth) | — | |
| Italian | levatrice(person who assists women in childbirth), ostetrica(person who assists women in childbirth) | — | |
| Japanese | 助産婦(person who assists women in childbirth), 助産師(person who assists women in childbirth), 産婆(person who assists women in childbirth) | josanpu, josanshi, sanba | |
| K'iche' Mayan | iyom(person who assists women in childbirth) | — | |
| Kashubian | akùszerka(person who assists women in childbirth), dzecołapka(person who assists women in childbirth) | — | |
| Kazakh | акушер(person who assists women in childbirth), акушер әйел(person who assists women in childbirth) | akuşer, akuşer äiel | |
| Khmer | ឆ្មប(person who assists women in childbirth), ម៉ប(person who assists women in childbirth), យាយម៉ប(person who assists women in childbirth) | chmɑɑp, mɑɑp, yiəy mɑɑp | |
| Kikuyu | mũciarithia(person who assists women in childbirth) | — | |
| Korean | 산파(person who assists women in childbirth), 조산부(person who assists women in childbirth), 조산사(person who assists women in childbirth) | sanpa, josanbu, josansa | |
| Kyrgyz | акушер(person who assists women in childbirth), акушерка(person who assists women in childbirth), аначы(person who assists women in childbirth) | akuşer, akuşerka, anacı | |
| Lao | ຕຳແຍ(person who assists women in childbirth), ນາງຜະດຸງຄັນ(person who assists women in childbirth), ຫມໍຕຳແຍ(person who assists women in childbirth) | tam nyǣ, nāng pha dung khan, mǭ tam nyǣ | |
| Latin | obstetrīx(person who assists women in childbirth) | — | |
| Latvian | akušiere(person who assists women in childbirth), vecmāte(person who assists women in childbirth) | — | |
| Lithuanian | akušerė(person who assists women in childbirth) | — | |
| Lower Sorbian | babka(person who assists women in childbirth) | — | |
| Luxembourgish | Hiewan(person who assists women in childbirth) | — | |
| Macedonian | акуше́р(person who assists women in childbirth), акуше́рка(person who assists women in childbirth), бабица(person who assists women in childbirth) | akušér, akušérka, babica | |
| Malay | bidan(person who assists women in childbirth), dukun beranak(person who assists women in childbirth), pengulin(person who assists women in childbirth) | — | |
| Malayalam | വയറ്റാട്ടി(person who assists women in childbirth) | vayaṟṟāṭṭi | |
| Maltese | majjistra(person who assists women in childbirth), qabla(person who assists women in childbirth) | — | |
| Māori | kaiwhakawhanau(person who assists women in childbirth), wahine whakawhanau(person who assists women in childbirth) | — | |
| Mohawk | iewirókwas(person who assists women in childbirth) | — | |
| Mongolian | эх баригч(person who assists women in childbirth) | ex barigč | |
| Navajo | asdzání iʼiiłchíhí(person who assists women in childbirth), awééʼ hayiidzį́sí(person who assists women in childbirth), awééʼ hayiiníłí(person who assists women in childbirth) | — | |
| Neapolitan | mammana(person who assists women in childbirth), vammana(person who assists women in childbirth) | — | |
| Ngarrindjeri | putari(person who assists women in childbirth) | — | |
| Norman | accouocheuse(person who assists women in childbirth), gardgienne(person who assists women in childbirth), sage-femme(person who assists women in childbirth) | — | |
| Northern Kurdish | ebe(person who assists women in childbirth), pîrik(person who assists women in childbirth) | — | |
| Norwegian Bokmål | fødselshjelper(person who assists in bringing something about), jordmor(person who assists women in childbirth) | — | |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | jordmor(person who assists women in childbirth) | — | |
| Old Czech | babicě(person who assists women in childbirth) | — | |
| Old English | beorþorþīnen(person who assists women in childbirth) | — | |
| Old Irish | banterismid(person who assists women in childbirth) | — | |
| Ottoman Turkish | ابه(person who assists women in childbirth), قابله(person who assists women in childbirth) | ebe, kâbile | |
| Papiamentu | partera(person who assists women in childbirth) | — | |
| Pashto | تيي(person who assists women in childbirth), دايه(person who assists women in childbirth), دايي(person who assists women in childbirth), قابله(person who assists women in childbirth) | tayí, dāyá, dāyí, qābela | |
| Plautdietsch | Popkjemutta(person who assists women in childbirth), Weemutta(person who assists women in childbirth) | — | |
| Polabian | bobă(person who assists women in childbirth), bopkă(person who assists women in childbirth) | — | |
| Polish | akuszer(person who assists women in childbirth), akuszerka(person who assists women in childbirth), położna(person who assists women in childbirth) | — | |
| Portuguese | parteira(person who assists women in childbirth) | — | |
| Romanian | moașă(person who assists women in childbirth), moși(to act as a midwife) | — | |
| Russian | акуше́р(person who assists women in childbirth), акуше́рка(person who assists women in childbirth), ба́бка(person who assists women in childbirth), повива́льная ба́бка(person who assists women in childbirth), повива́льщица(person who assists women in childbirth), повиту́ха(person who assists women in childbirth), акуше́рствовать(to act as a midwife) | akušér, akušérka, bábka, poviválʹnaja bábka, poviválʹščica, povitúxa, akušérstvovatʹ | |
| Saanich | NIȽ ȻENT Ȼ SĆḴAḴS(person who assists women in childbirth) | — | |
| Sanskrit | धात्री(person who assists women in childbirth), साविका(person who assists women in childbirth) | dhātrī, sāvikā | |
| Scottish Gaelic | bean-ghlùine(person who assists women in childbirth), muime(person who assists women in childbirth) | — | |
| Serbo-Croatian | akùšēr(person who assists women in childbirth), akùšērka(person who assists women in childbirth), bȁbica(person who assists women in childbirth), primalja(person who assists women in childbirth), аку̀ше̄р(person who assists women in childbirth), аку̀ше̄рка(person who assists women in childbirth), ба̏бица(person who assists women in childbirth) | — | |
| Sicilian | lavatrici(person who assists women in childbirth) | — | |
| Silesian | flegera(person who assists women in childbirth) | — | |
| Slovak | baba(person who assists women in childbirth), babica(person who assists women in childbirth), pôrodná asistentka(person who assists women in childbirth), pôrodná baba(person who assists women in childbirth) | — | |
| Slovene | babica(person who assists women in childbirth) | — | |
| Spanish | comadrona(person who assists women in childbirth), matrona(person who assists women in childbirth), partera(person who assists women in childbirth) | — | |
| Swahili | mkunga(person who assists women in childbirth) | — | |
| Swedish | barnmorska(person who assists women in childbirth) | — | |
| Tagalog | kumadrona(person who assists women in childbirth) | — | |
| Tajik | акушер(person who assists women in childbirth), акушерка(person who assists women in childbirth), доя(person who assists women in childbirth), момо(person who assists women in childbirth), момодоя(person who assists women in childbirth), қобила(person who assists women in childbirth) | akušer, akušerka, doya, momo, momodoya, qobila | |
| Tamil | மருத்துவச்சி(person who assists women in childbirth) | maruttuvacci | |
| Telugu | మంత్రసాని(person who assists women in childbirth) | mantrasāni | |
| Thai | ตำแย(person who assists women in childbirth), หมอตำแย(person who assists women in childbirth) | dtam-yɛɛ, mɔ̌ɔ dtam-yɛɛ | |
| Turkish | ebe(person who assists women in childbirth) | — | |
| Turkmen | akuşer(person who assists women in childbirth), akuşerka(person who assists women in childbirth) | — | |
| Ukrainian | акуше́р(person who assists women in childbirth), акуше́рка(person who assists women in childbirth), повива́льна ба́бка(person who assists women in childbirth), повиту́ха(person who assists women in childbirth), сповиту́ха(person who assists women in childbirth) | akušér, akušérka, povyválʹna bábka, povytúxa, spovytúxa | |
| Urdu | جَنائی(person who assists women in childbirth), دائِی(person who assists women in childbirth), قابِلَہ(person who assists women in childbirth), مِڈْوائِف(person who assists women in childbirth) | janāī, dāī, qābila, miḍvāif | |
| Uyghur | ئاكۇشېر(person who assists women in childbirth), ئاكۇشېركا(person who assists women in childbirth) | akushër, akushërka | |
| Uzbek | akusher(person who assists women in childbirth), akusherka(person who assists women in childbirth), doya(person who assists women in childbirth) | — | |
| Vietnamese | bà mụ(person who assists women in childbirth), bà đỡ(person who assists women in childbirth), bà đỡ đẻ(person who assists women in childbirth), nữ hộ sinh(person who assists women in childbirth), đỡ đẻ(to act as a midwife) | — | |
| Welsh | bydwraig(person who assists women in childbirth) | — | |
| West-Frisian | ferloskundige(person who assists women in childbirth), hoarnwiif(person who assists women in childbirth) | — | |
| Yiddish | אַקושערין(person who assists women in childbirth), אַקושערקע(person who assists women in childbirth), הײַבאַם(person who assists women in childbirth) | akusherin, akusherke, haybam |
vroedvrou
tayyi alikchi
babo, mami
mama, mamaça
emagin
amiegez
llevador, llevadora
bidan
kumali
zamba
促成者, 助產士 /助产士, 接生員 /接生员, 接生婆, 產婆 /产婆, 穩婆 /稳婆, 助產 /助产, 接生
cùchéng zhě, zhùchǎnshì, jiēshēngyuán, jiēshēngpó, chǎnpó, wěnpó, zhùchǎn, jiēshēng
bába, porodní asistentka, porodní bába
fødselshjælper, jordemoder, jordemor
baker, obstetrieverpleegkundige, verloskundige, vroedvrouw
akuŝistino, akuŝisto
ämmaemand
jarðarmóðir, ljósmóðir, nærkona
kätilö, kätilö, avustaa synnytyksessä, kätilöidä
accoucheur, accoucheuse, maïeuticien, sage-femme, sage-femme homme
parteira, partureira
Entbindungshelfer, Entbindungshelferin, Entbindungspfleger, Entbindungspflegerin, Geburtshelfer, Geburtshelferin, Hebamme, Hebamme
tia kabung
ernisussiortoq
bába, bába, szülésznő, bábáskodik
ljósa, ljósmóðir, léttakona, nærkona, yfirsetukona
bidan
babka, ämmä
bean chabhrach, bean ghlúine, cnáimhseach
levatrice, ostetrica
iyom
akùszerka, dzecołapka
mũciarithia
obstetrīx
akušiere, vecmāte
akušerė
babka
Hiewan
bidan, dukun beranak, pengulin
majjistra, qabla
kaiwhakawhanau, wahine whakawhanau
iewirókwas
asdzání iʼiiłchíhí, awééʼ hayiidzį́sí, awééʼ hayiiníłí
mammana, vammana
putari
accouocheuse, gardgienne, sage-femme
ebe, pîrik
fødselshjelper, jordmor
jordmor
babicě
beorþorþīnen
banterismid
partera
Popkjemutta, Weemutta
bobă, bopkă
akuszer, akuszerka, położna
parteira
moașă, moși
акуше́р, акуше́рка, ба́бка, повива́льная ба́бка, повива́льщица, повиту́ха, акуше́рствовать
akušér, akušérka, bábka, poviválʹnaja bábka, poviválʹščica, povitúxa, akušérstvovatʹ
NIȽ ȻENT Ȼ SĆḴAḴS
bean-ghlùine, muime
akùšēr, akùšērka, bȁbica, primalja, аку̀ше̄р, аку̀ше̄рка, ба̏бица
lavatrici
flegera
baba, babica, pôrodná asistentka, pôrodná baba
babica
comadrona, matrona, partera
mkunga
barnmorska
kumadrona
ebe
akuşer, akuşerka
акуше́р, акуше́рка, повива́льна ба́бка, повиту́ха, сповиту́ха
akušér, akušérka, povyválʹna bábka, povytúxa, spovytúxa
akusher, akusherka, doya
bà mụ, bà đỡ, bà đỡ đẻ, nữ hộ sinh, đỡ đẻ
bydwraig
ferloskundige, hoarnwiif
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