midwife

Example Sentences

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Without a doubt, Goddard was the father of 20th-century rocketry, but Charles Lindbergh was the midwife.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

I'm a midwife who happens to be a man, but I'm also a midwife who happens to be Scottish, as opposed to Northern Irish.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

The former midwife was formally installed in the historic ceremony at Canterbury Cathedral in southeast England in front of around 2,000 people including heir to the throne Prince William and his wife Catherine.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

It is being led by senior midwife Donna Ockenden, and is due to conclude later this year.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

“I am no midwife for cows, Will Russet,” she called.

From "The Midwife's Apprentice" by Karen Cushman