noun, plural -wives [-wahyvz]
, verb, -wifed or -wived, -wif⋅ing or wiv⋅ing.| 1. | a person trained to assist women in childbirth. |
| 2. | a person or thing that produces or aids in producing something new or different. |
| 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. |
A person who serves as an attendant at childbirth but is not a physician. Some midwives (called certified nurse midwives) are trained in university programs, which usually require previous education in nursing; others (called lay midwives) learn their skills through apprenticeship.
midwife mid·wife (mĭd'wīf')
n. pl. mid·wives (-wīvz')
A person, usually a woman, who is trained to assist women in childbirth. v. mid·wifed or mid·wived, mid·wif·ing or mid·wiv·ing, mid·wifes or mid·wives
To assist in the birth of a baby.
Midwife
The two midwives mentioned in Ex. 1:15 were probably the superintendents of the whole class.