Midwife vs False - What's the difference?
midwife | false |
A person, usually a woman, who is trained to assist women in childbirth, but who is not a physician.
(rare, figuratively) Someone who assists in bringing about some result or project.
To act as a midwife
(figuratively) to facilitate the emergence of
:: Thomas L. Friedman. "Attention: Baby on Board." New York Times . April 13, 2010.
Untrue, not factual, factually incorrect.
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Spurious, artificial.
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(lb) Of a state in Boolean logic that indicates a negative result.
Uttering falsehood; dishonest or deceitful.
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Not faithful or loyal, as to obligations, allegiance, vows, etc.; untrue; treacherous.
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*(John Milton) (1608-1674)
*:I to myself was false , ere thou to me.
Not well founded; not firm or trustworthy; erroneous.
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*(Edmund Spenser) (c.1552–1599)
*:whose false foundation waves have swept away
Not essential or permanent, as parts of a structure which are temporary or supplemental.
(lb) Out of tune.
As a noun midwife
is a person, usually a woman, who is trained to assist women in childbirth, but who is not a physician.As a verb midwife
is to act as a midwife.As an adjective false is
(label) one of two states of a boolean variable; logic.midwife
English
Noun
(midwives)- A hundred years ago, a midwife would bring the baby into the world - going to a hospital to deliver a baby was either impossible or unheard of.
Synonyms
* accoucheuseCoordinate terms
* accoucheur * (male) midwife * man-midwifeDerived terms
* midwife toad * midwiferyVerb
- But the bigger objective was to help Iraqis midwife a democratic model that could inspire reform across the Arab-Muslim world and give the youth there a chance at a better future.
Usage notes
While elementary students are taught "replace 'f' with 'v'," the mistake resulting in "midwifed" is made often enough in informal/colloquial language to indicate the rule is not consistently followed.See also
* doula * obstetrician * obstetrics English nouns with irregular plurals English transitive verbsfalse
English
Adjective
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