MIDWIFED

Verb

midwifed

(rare) simple past tense and past participle of midwife.

Source: Wiktionary


MIDWIFE

Mid"wife`, n.; pl. Midwives. Etym: [OE. midwif, fr. AS. mid with (akin to Gr. Meta-, and Wife.]

Definition: A woman who assists other women in childbirth; a female practitioner of the obstetric art.

Mid"wife`, v. t.

Definition: To assist in childbirth.

Mid"wife`, v. i.

Definition: To perform the office of midwife.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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