MIDWIFE


Meaning of MIDWIFE in English

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

Derivatives:

midwifery n.

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

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.