Hiewan

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhiə̯vaːn/

Noun

Hiewan f (plural Hiewanen)

  1. midwife
    • 2019 February 12, “De Beruff vun der Hiewan - vill Verantwortung a wéineg Unerkennung?”, in RTL Télé Lëtzebuerg‎:
      Fakt ass awer, dass och zu Lëtzebuerg all Fra d’Recht op d’Betreiung duerch eng Hiewan huet, och ausserhalb vun der Klinik.
      The fact is, however, that in Luxembourg every woman has the right to be cared for by a midwife, even outside the hospital.

Synonyms
  • (male): Accoucheur
  • (female): Accoucheuse
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