Midwives

[mid-wahyf]

mid·wife

[mid-wahyf] noun, plural mid·wives [-wahyvz] , verb, mid·wifed or mid·wived, mid·wif·ing or mid·wiv·ing.
noun
1.
a person trained to assist women in childbirth.
2.
a person or thing that produces or aids in producing something new or different.
verb (used with object)
3.
to assist in the birth of (a baby).
4.
to produce or aid in producing (something new): to midwife a new generation of computers.

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Midwives is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.

Origin:
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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