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.
midwife n : a woman skilled in aiding the delivery of babies [syn: {accoucheuse}] [also: {midwives} (pl)] midwives See {midwife}