sage-femme
See also: sagefemme
French
Alternative forms
- sagefemme (post-1990 spelling)
Etymology
From Middle French sage-femme, from Old French sage-femme. By surface analysis, sage (“wise”) + femme (“woman”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /saʒ.fam/
Audio (Paris) (file)
Usage notes
Typically the word sage-femme is also used to designate a male midwife; sage-homme m is uncommon for this usage, and maïeuticien m is overly obscure.
Further reading
- “sage-femme”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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