English Explanatory Dictionary

midwive

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. Alternative form of midwife (verb).

Word forms

midwive midwives midwiving midwived

Etymology

From Middle English *midwiven, *mydwyven, suggested by the verbal noun mydwyvyng (“midwivery”, literally “midwiving”).

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