מְיַלֶּדֶת
Meanings
Feminine noun
1. midwife (a person, usually a woman, who is trained to assist women in childbirth, but who is not a physician)
Pronunciation
m'yalédet
Examples2
וַתֹּאמַרְןָ הַמְּיַלֶּדֶת אֶל פַּרְעֹה
And the midwives said unto Pharaoh
אחיות מַחְלֶקֶת יוֹלְדוֹת, מְיַלְּדוֹת ורוֹפְאִים מְפַקְּחִים עַל הַלֵּדָה.
Maternity nurses, midwives and doctors oversee the birth.