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bà đỡ

Pronunciation Northern /ɓa̤ː˨˩ ɗəʔə˧˥/ Central /ɓaː˧˧ ɗəː˧˩˨/ Southern /ɓaː˨˩ ɗəː˨˩˦/
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midwife
Noun
midwife

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Meaning
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Sense 1 Noun
midwife

A person, usually a woman, who is trained to help women give birth to babies safely.

vi Bà đỡ đang giúp sản phục sinh con.

en The midwife is helping the mother give birth.

Parts
bà / đỡ / A compound of bà + đỡ
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OriginA compound of bà + đỡ

Similar
giúp đỡ / chống đỡ / nâng đỡ / bệ đỡ …
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Use
đàn bà / bà nà / ông bà / bà chúa …
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