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vroedman.

male midwife

8 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈvrutˌmɑn/
  1. male midwife

    masculine · rare
  2. councillor, member of a vroedschap

    masculine · obsolete
Where this word comes from

By surface analysis, vroed (“wise”) + man (“man”). * The obsolete sense "councillor" derives from Middle Dutch vroetman (“wise man”). * The sense "male midwife" is a 21st-century coinage by analogy with vroedvrouw.

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