MIDWIFE


Meaning of MIDWIFE in English

■ noun ( plural midwives ) a nurse who is trained to assist women in childbirth.

Derivatives

~ry -'wɪf(ə)ri noun

Origin

ME: prob. from the obs. preposition mid 'with' + wife (in the archaic sense 'woman').

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