1
: a person who assists women in childbirth compare nurse-midwife
2
: one that helps to produce or bring forth something
midwifed
ˈmid-ˌwīft 
or midwived
ˈmid-ˌwīvd
; midwifing
ˈmid-ˌwī-fiŋ
or midwiving
ˈmid-ˌwī-viŋ
or midwived
ˈmid-ˌwīvd
; midwifing
ˈmid-ˌwī-fiŋ
or midwiving
ˈmid-ˌwī-viŋ
: to assist in producing, bringing forth, or bringing about
Examples of midwife in a Sentence
Noun
a trained and certified midwife
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Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2024
In October, Sixteenth Street's midwives and other medical professionals switched from Columbia St. Mary's on Milwaukee' east side to Aurora Sinai Medical Center in downtown Milwaukee to deliver babies.
—Jessica Van Egeren, Journal Sentinel, 14 Nov. 2024
Niall Ferguson, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2024
No, but Diesel has been midwifing this franchise for nearly as long.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 16 June 2024
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Noun
Soon, midwives reported seeing a surge of interest from women who wanted to have their babies at home.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2024
In October, Sixteenth Street's midwives and other medical professionals switched from Columbia St. Mary's on Milwaukee' east side to Aurora Sinai Medical Center in downtown Milwaukee to deliver babies.
—Jessica Van Egeren, Journal Sentinel, 14 Nov. 2024
Verb
The Minsk process, a slap-dash negotiation effort midwifed by Franco-German ambition, ensured that Ukraine’s status remained in limbo.
—Niall Ferguson, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2024
No, but Diesel has been midwifing this franchise for nearly as long.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 16 June 2024
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“Midwife.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/midwife. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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midwife
noun
mid·wife
ˈmid-ˌwīf
: a person who assists women in childbirth see nurse-midwife
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