medicine woman

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English

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Etymology

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Probably a calque of Ojibwe mashkikiiwininiikwe (female doctor), from mashkiki (medicine) +‎ inini (man) +‎ ikwe (woman).

Noun

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medicine woman (plural medicine women)

  1. A female Native American (or, any other indigenous) shamanistic healer.
    Coordinate term: medicine man
    Near-synonym: shaman
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