Lucina

(lo̵̅o̅ sī)

noun

Rom. Myth. the goddess of childbirth: variously identified with Juno and Diana

See Lucina in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Archaic
A midwife.

Origin:

Origin: Latin Lūcīna, goddess of childbirth

Origin: , from

Origin: feminine of lūcīnus, light-bringing

Origin: , from lūx, lūc-, light; see leuk- in Indo-European roots

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