midwife
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.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
See Examples of MIDWIFE
- 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
2midwife
transitive verbmid·wifed \-ˌwīft\ or mid·wived \-ˌwīvd\ mid·wif·ing \-ˌwī-fiŋ\ or mid·wiv·ing \-ˌwī-viŋ\
Definition of MIDWIFE
: to assist in producing, bringing forth, or bringing about
First Known Use of MIDWIFE
1638
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