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midwife vs midwifery
The difference
| Word | Meaning | Goes with | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| midwifenoun/ˈmɪd.waɪf/ | Meaning a trained person, usually a woman, whose job is to help women give birth | Goes with trained midwife | Example She trained as a midwife in Huế and now works in a rural clinic. |
| midwiferynoun/ˈmɪdˌwɪf.ər.i/ | Meaning the work and training of a midwife, a person who helps women give birth | Goes with study midwifery | Example She decided to study midwifery after helping her sister through a difficult birth. |
Which word fits?
1 of 8Pick the word for the gap. Its form may change in the sentence.
My aunt worked as a for thirty years.