D defs.my
Entry 3 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Midwife

/mĭd'-wīfˌ/ · Mid·wife · IPA /ˈmɪd.waɪf/
01 n. A woman who assists other women in childbirth; a female practitioner of the obstetric art.
pl. Midwives ((#))
  1. 1.
    A woman who assists other women in childbirth; a female practitioner of the obstetric art.
02 v. t. To assist in childbirth.
  1. 1.
    To assist in childbirth.
03 v. i. To perform the office of midwife.
  1. 1.
    To perform the office of midwife.