midwife

¹mid·wife

noun \ˈmid-ˌwīf\

Definition of MIDWIFE

1

: a person who assists women in childbirth — compare nurse-midwife

2

: one that helps to produce or bring forth something

Examples of MIDWIFE

1. a trained and certified midwife

Origin of MIDWIFE

Middle English midwif, from mid with (from Old English) + wif woman

First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with MIDWIFE

alewife, case knife, clasp knife, drawknife, farmwife, fishwife, flick-knife, folklife, good life, goodwife, half-life, highlife, housewife, jackknife, loosestrife, lowlife, midlife, nightlife, oldwife, penknife, pro-life, real-life, shelf life, steak knife, still life, true-life, wakerife, whole-life, wildlife