Polyglot Dictionary

sage-femme

/saʒ.fam/

la noun A2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
les sages-femmes

Meaning

  1. midwife

    • La sage-femme accompagne l'accouchement.

      The midwife assists with the delivery.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Hebamme

Hebamme is the German word for the same thing — both mean "midwife."

Spanish

comadrona

comadrona is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "midwife."

Spanish

matrona

matrona is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "midwife."

Spanish

partera

partera is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "midwife."

Practice

1 What does sage-femme mean?

2 Fill the gap: La sage-___ accompagne l'accouchement.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches sage-femme?

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