midwife
/ˈmɪdwaɪf/noun
उच्चारण मिड्वाइफ़
दाई
Core word
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a person, especially a woman, who is trained to help women give birth to babies
दाई
- a trained midwife
- The midwife reached the village at dawn and helped the mother deliver a healthy girl.
- The midwife stayed with the mother throughout the night.
+ 2 more examples
- In many villages, a midwife has helped women for years.
- Dolly trained as a midwife before moving abroad.
Synonyms birth attendant dai nurse
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
midwife (countable noun)
The plural is midwives, with 'ves'; a midwife is a person trained to help during childbirth.
इसका plural 'midwives' है; midwife वह प्रशिक्षित व्यक्ति है जो प्रसव में सहायता करता है।
- A midwife stayed with the mother all night.
- Two midwives work at the village clinic.
midwife + prepositions
A midwife 'delivers' a baby or 'attends' a birth; one is 'a midwife at' a hospital or 'in' a district.
Midwife बच्चे को 'deliver' करती है या प्रसव में 'attend' करती है; अस्पताल के साथ 'at' और ज़िले के साथ 'in' आता है।
- She trained as a midwife at a government hospital.
midwife (verb, figurative)
Rarely, it is used as a verb meaning to help bring something new into being.
कभी-कभी यह verb के रूप में किसी नई चीज़ को अस्तित्व में लाने में सहायता करने के अर्थ में आता है।
- The committee midwifed the new policy into law.
male and female use
Midwife is used for both men and women today, though most are women; 'male midwife' is understood.
आज midwife शब्द पुरुषों और महिलाओं दोनों के लिए प्रयुक्त होता है, यद्यपि अधिकांश महिलाएँ हैं।
- He qualified as a midwife in 2019.
+Collocations 4
adjective + midwife
trainedexperiencedqualifiedlocalcommunity
- The village relied on an experienced midwife.
verb + midwife
calltrain aswork asconsultbecome
- Call the midwife as soon as labour starts.
midwife + noun
trainingvisitservicecliniccourse
- She enrolled in a midwife training course.
midwife + preposition
inatforwith
- The midwife with the longest experience led the team.
“More examples 5
- The midwife calmed the nervous father before the delivery.
प्रसव से पहले दाई ने घबराए हुए पिता को शांत किया।
- Radhika's aunt works as a midwife in a rural health centre.
राधिका की मौसी एक ग्रामीण स्वास्थ्य केंद्र में दाई का काम करती हैं।
- Midwives visit new mothers at home in the first week.
दाइयाँ पहले सप्ताह में नई माताओं के घर जाती हैं।
- A good midwife knows when to call a doctor.
अच्छी दाई जानती है कि डॉक्टर को कब बुलाना चाहिए।
- The government has trained thousands of midwives for remote districts.
सरकार ने दूरस्थ ज़िलों के लिए हज़ारों दाइयों को प्रशिक्षित किया है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The midwifes helped many mothers.
✓ The midwives helped many mothers.
Nouns ending in -fe change to -ves in the plural.
-fe पर समाप्त होने वाले nouns का plural -ves होता है।
✗ She is a midwife in the government hospital since 2015.
✓ She has been a midwife in the government hospital since 2015.
With 'since', use the present perfect, not the present simple.
'Since' के साथ present perfect का प्रयोग होता है, present simple का नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words name people who help with birth, but differ in training and role.
ये शब्द प्रसव में सहायता करने वाले लोगों को बताते हैं, पर प्रशिक्षण और भूमिका में अंतर है।
A trained professional who helps with normal births and care before and after.
प्रशिक्षित पेशेवर जो सामान्य प्रसव तथा उससे पहले और बाद की देखभाल में सहायता करता है।
- The midwife checked the baby's heartbeat.
A doctor who treats pregnancy and childbirth, including difficult cases and surgery.
डॉक्टर जो गर्भावस्था और प्रसव का इलाज करता है, जटिल मामलों और शल्य-चिकित्सा सहित।
- The obstetrician advised a caesarean.
A general health worker; a nurse need not be trained for childbirth.
सामान्य स्वास्थ्यकर्मी; nurse का प्रसव में प्रशिक्षित होना आवश्यक नहीं।
- A nurse gave her the injection.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
birth attendant dai nurse
✓In the exam
General knowledge
ASHA workers support mothers and babies in villages under the National Health Mission.
ASHA कार्यकर्ता राष्ट्रीय स्वास्थ्य मिशन के तहत गाँवों में माताओं और शिशुओं की मदद करती हैं।