midwife

[mid-wahyf] / ˈmɪdˌwaɪf /

NOUN

childbirth assistant

Synonyms

STRONGEST

obstetrician

STRONG

accoucheuse assistant

Example Sentences

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Without a doubt, Goddard was the father of 20th-century rocketry, but Charles Lindbergh was the midwife.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Also a qualified nurse, Fraser has spent 21 years as a midwife after realising he enjoyed maternity work "far better" than nursing during a placement as part of his training.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

I'm a midwife who happens to be a man, but I'm also a midwife who happens to be Scottish, as opposed to Northern Irish.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

The former midwife was formally installed in the historic ceremony at Canterbury Cathedral in southeast England in front of around 2,000 people including heir to the throne Prince William and his wife Catherine.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

A neighbor of Mrs. Goble’s became my midwife.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson