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Midwife
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Midwife
see synonyms of midwifenoun plural -wives (-ˌwaɪvz)
a person qualified to deliver babies and to care for women before, during, and after childbirth
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Midwife
see synonyms of midwife nounWord forms: plural ˈmidˌwives (ˈmɪdˌwaɪvz
; midˈwīvzˌ)
1.
a person (now, esp., a specially trained nurse) whose work is helping women in childbirth
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈmidˌwifed or ˈmidˌwived, ˈmidˌwifing or ˈmidˌwiving
2.
to assist as a midwife in the birth of (a child)
3.
to help bring about or bring into being
to midwife a resolution to a conflict
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Midwife
see synonyms of midwifen. pl. mid·wives (-wīvz′)
1. A person, usually a woman, who is trained to assist women in childbirth.
2. One who assists in or takes a part in bringing about a result: "In the Renaissance, artists and writers start to serve as midwives of fame" (Carlin Romano).
tr.v. mid·wifed, mid·wif·ing, mid·wifes or mid·wived (-wīvd′) or mid·wiv·ing (-wī′vĭng) or mid·wives (-wīvz′)
1. To assist in the birth of (a baby).
2. To assist in bringing forth or about: "Washington's efforts to midwife a Mideast settlement" (Newsweek).
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