Meaning
The traditional community midwife — the trusted older woman (the 'nana' or 'granny') who delivered babies at home in the days before, and far from, hospitals, using knowledge, bush remedies, and experience passed down. The granny midwife caught generations of babies, buried the navel string, and cared for mother and child, a revered figure in rural Jamaican life.
Examples
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Di granny midwife deliver all a wi inna di district.
The community midwife delivered all of us in the district.
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Dem call di nana when di baby a come.
They called the midwife when the baby was coming.
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Di granny midwife bury di navel string.
The community midwife buried the umbilical cord.
Origin
From 'granny'/'nana' (an older woman) + 'midwife'; the traditional community birth attendant. See [[midwife]], [[navel-string]].
How it’s used
The traditional community midwife ('nana'); delivered babies at home. See [[midwife]], [[navel-string]].