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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Geri Stengel, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
The nonprofit wants to open a birthing center in the area to help fill the void left by North Shore, the midwife said.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2025
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
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Noun
Millie integrates midwives, OB-GYNs, doulas, technology, and education to deliver a new standard of care.
—Geri Stengel, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
The nonprofit wants to open a birthing center in the area to help fill the void left by North Shore, the midwife said.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
Verb
Pasteur, Koch, Lister, Mendel, Curie, Fleming—the giants who midwifed modern medicine were not Americans but Europeans.
—Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2025
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
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“Midwife.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/midwife. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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midwife
noun
mid·wife
ˈmid-ˌwīf
: a person who assists women in childbirth see nurse-midwife
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