medicine woman

English

Etymology

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

Noun

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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