■ 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').
■ 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').
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004