mid ‧ wife /ˈmɪdwaɪf/ BrE AmE noun ( plural midwives /-waɪvz/) [countable]
[ Date: 1200-1300 ; Origin: mid 'with' (11-14 centuries) (from Old English ) + wife 'woman' ]
a specially trained nurse whose job is to help women when they are having a baby
mid ‧ wife /ˈmɪdwaɪf/ BrE AmE noun ( plural midwives /-waɪvz/) [countable]
[ Date: 1200-1300 ; Origin: mid 'with' (11-14 centuries) (from Old English ) + wife 'woman' ]
a specially trained nurse whose job is to help women when they are having a baby
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012