'Midwife' definitions:
Definition of 'midwife'
(from WordNet)
noun
A woman skilled in aiding the delivery of babies [syn: midwife, accoucheuse]
Definition of 'Midwife'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Midwife'
From: GCIDE
- Midwife \Mid"wife`\, v. t. To assist in childbirth. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Midwife'
From: GCIDE
- Midwife \Mid"wife`\, v. i. To perform the office of midwife. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'midwife'
From: Easton
- Midwife The two midwives mentioned in Ex. 1:15 were probably the superintendents of the whole class.
Synonyms of 'midwife'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- agent,
- ancilla,
- appliance,
- bonesetter,
- Charlie McCarthy,
- chiropractor,
- contrivance,
- creature,
- device,
- dummy,
- dupe,
- go-between,
- handmaid,
- handmaiden,
- healer,
- homeopath,
- homeopathist,
- implement,
- instrument,
- interagent,
- intermediary,
- intermediate,
- intermedium,
- lever,
- mechanism,
- mediator,
- medic,
- medium,
- minion,
- oculist,
- optometrist,
- organ,
- osteopath,
- pawn,
- plaything,
- puppet,
- servant,
- slave,
- stooge,
- therapeutist,
- therapist,
- tool,
- toy,
- vehicle