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midwife |
5 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Midwife \Mid"wife`\, v. t. To assist in childbirth. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Midwife \Mid"wife`\, v. i. To perform the office of midwife. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Midwife \Mid"wife`\, n.; pl {Midwives}. [OE. midwif, fr AS mid with (akin to Gr ?) + ? woman, wife. Properly, the woman or wife who is attendant upon a woman in childbirth. See {Meta-}, and {Wife}.] A woman who assists other women in childbirth; a female practitioner of the obstetric art. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: midwife n : a woman skilled in aiding the delivery of babies [syn: {accoucheuse}] From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: Midwife The two midwives mentioned in Ex 1:15 were probably the superintendents of the whole class.
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