Definition of midwife
1 : a person who assists women in childbirth — compare nurse-midwife
2 : one that helps to produce or bring forth something
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Examples of midwife in a Sentence
a trained and certified midwife
Origin and Etymology of midwife
Middle English midwif, from mid with (from Old English) + wif woman
First Known Use: 14th century
1638
First Known Use of midwife
1638
MIDWIFE Defined for English Language Learners
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: a person (usually a woman) who helps a woman when she is giving birth to a child
MIDWIFE Defined for Kids
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: a woman who helps other women during childbirth
Medical Dictionary
midwife
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: a person who assists women in childbirth—see nurse-midwife
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