What is the meaning of Midwife?

  • (v.t.) To assist in childbirth.
  • (v.i.) To perform the office of midwife.
  • (n.) A woman who assists other women in childbirth; a female practitioner of the obstetric art.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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