What does parteira in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word parteira in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use parteira in Portuguese.

The word parteira in Portuguese means midwife, parteira, parteira, ser parteira de, obstetrícia. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word parteira

midwife

parteira

noun (childbirth assistant) (assistente de parto)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
Ele optou ter o bebê em casa com uma parteira presente.
She chose to have the baby at home, with a midwife in attendance.

parteira

noun (figurative ([sb] who helps create [sth]) (figurado)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
Ele foi como uma parteira para uma nova geração de computadores.
He acted as midwife to a new generation of computers.

ser parteira de

transitive verb (assist in birth)

(expressão verbal: Expressão usada como verbo. Ex. "se dar bem com"; "ter medo de". Também para elementos compostos mais longos, como expressões idiomáticas e ditados que começam com um verbo.)
The old woman had midwifed every baby born in the village for twenty years.

obstetrícia

noun (assisting childbirth)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
My daughter is studying midwifery.

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