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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mid•wife•ry (mid wif′ə rē, -wif′rē, mid′wī′fə rē, -wīf′rē),USA pronunciation n. - Medicinethe technique or practice of a midwife.
- see midwife, -ery 1475–85
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: midwifery /ˈmɪdˌwɪfərɪ/ n - the art or practice of a midwife; obstetrics
mid•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)
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