Found 2 items, similar to Midwives.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: midwives midwife n : a woman skilled in aiding the delivery of babies [syn: accoucheuse] [also: midwives (pl)] midwives See midwife
English → English (gcide) Definition: Midwives Midwife \Mid"wife`\, n.; pl. Midwives. [OE. midwif, fr. AS. mid with (akin to Gr. ?) + ? woman, wife. Properly, the woman or wife who is attendant upon a woman in childbirth. See Meta-, and Wife.] A woman who assists other women in childbirth; a female practitioner of the obstetric art. [1913 Webster]