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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024mid•wife /ˈmɪdˌwaɪf/USA pronunciation n., pl. -wives, v., -wifed or -wived, -wif•ing or wiv•ing. n. [countable] - Medicineone who assists women during childbirth.
- a person or thing that assists in producing something new:a midwife in the creation of a new product.
v. [~ + object] - Medicineto assist in the birth of (a baby).
- to assist in producing or bringing about (something new):She midwifed the new telephone mechanism.
mid•wife•ry /mɪdˈwɪfəri/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mid•wife (mid′wīf′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -wives (-wīvz′),USA pronunciation v., -wifed or -wived, -wif•ing or wiv•ing. n. - Medicinea person trained to assist women in childbirth.
- a person or thing that produces or aids in producing something new or different.
v.t. - Medicineto assist in the birth of (a baby).
- to produce or aid in producing (something new):to midwife a new generation of computers.
- 1250–1300; Middle English midwif, equivalent. to mid with, accompanying (Old English; compare meta-) + wif woman (Old English wīf; see wife)
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: midwife /ˈmɪdˌwaɪf/ n ( pl -wives / -ˌwaɪvz/)- a person qualified to deliver babies and to care for women before, during, and after childbirth
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old English mid with + wif woman |