Similar words
partera
comadrona and partera are close synonyms for "midwife," interchangeable regionally.
matrona
matrona is another synonym for "midwife," and can also mean "matron," an older, respected woman, in other contexts.
Similar in other languages
French
sage-femme
sage-femme is the French word for the same thing — both mean "midwife."
Portuguese
parteira
parteira is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "midwife."
Practice
1 What does comadrona mean?
midwife
2 Fill the gap: La ___ asistió el parto.
Full sentence: La comadrona asistió el parto. (The midwife assisted the birth.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches comadrona?
comadrona: neutral register, academic frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.