midwife Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a woman skilled in aiding the delivery of babies
    accoucheuse.

WordNet

Mid"wife` noun
Etymology
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.
Wordforms
plural Midwives
Definitions
  1. A woman who assists other women in childbirth; a female practitioner of the obstetric art.
Mid"wife` transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To assist in childbirth.
Mid"wife` intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. To perform the office of midwife.

Webster 1913