About The Word Midwife
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Midwife
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What's The Definition Of Midwife?
[n] a woman skilled in aiding the delivery of babies
Synonyms | Synonyms for Midwife: accoucheuse Related Terms | Find terms related to Midwife: agent | ancilla | appliance | bonesetter | Charlie McCarthy | chiropractor | contrivance | creature | device | dummy | dupe | go-between | handmaid | handmaiden | healer | homeopath | homeopathist | implement | instrument | interagent | intermediary | intermediate | intermedium | lever | mechanism | mediator | medic | medium | minion | oculist | optometrist | organ | osteopath | pawn | plaything | puppet | servant | slave | stooge | therapeutist | therapist | tool | toy | vehicle See Also | nurse Midwife In Webster's Dictionary \Mid"wife`\, n.; pl. {Midwives}. [OE. midwif, fr. AS.
mid with (akin to Gr. ?) + ? woman, wife. Properly, the woman
or wife who is attendant upon a woman in childbirth. See
{Meta-}, and {Wife}.]
A woman who assists other women in childbirth; a female
practitioner of the obstetric art.
\Mid"wife`\, v. t. To assist in childbirth. \Mid"wife`\, v. i. To perform the office of midwife. |
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