MIDWIFE


Meaning of MIDWIFE in English

n. (pl. -wives) a person (usu. a woman) trained to assist women in childbirth. midwifery n.

[ ME, prob. f. obs. prep. mid with + WIFE woman, in the sense of 'one who is with the mother' ]

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