Definition of Midwefe
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.
Mid"wife`, v. t. To assist in
childbirth.
Mid"wife`, v. i. To perform the
office of midwife.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A person, usually a woman, who is trained to assist women in childbirth, but who is not a physician
- (by extension) Someone who assists in bringing about some result or project
- To act as a midwife
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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