| 释义 |
mid·wife·ry
\-f(ə)rē, -ri\ noun
(plural midwiferies)
Etymology: Middle English medewifry, from medewif, midwif midwife + -ry
1. : the art or act of assisting at childbirth; also : obstetrics
2. : the art, act, or process of producing or bringing forth or bringing about
< would have been a sorry failure but for the midwifery of the director > |