Midwife (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun, plural mid·wives [mid-wahyvz]. /ˈmɪdˌwaɪvz/.
  1. a person trained to assist women in childbirth.
  2. a person or thing that produces or aids in producing something new or different.
verb (used with object), mid·wifed or mid·wived, mid·wif·ing or mid·wiv·ing.
  1. to assist in the birth of (a baby).
  2. to produce or aid in producing (something new): to midwife a new generation of computers.
noun plural -wives (-ˌwaɪvz)
  1. a person qualified to deliver babies and to care for women before, during, and after childbirth
Midwife (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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