MIDWIFE: значение слова

[ˈmɪdwaɪf]
сущ. акушерка; повивальная бабка midwife's friend ≈ женское противозачаточное средство, известное своей ненадежностью

повивальная бабка; акушерка

midwife акушерка; повивальная бабка

I. noun
Etymology: Middle English midwif, from mid with (from Old English) + wif woman
Date: 14th century
a person who assists women in childbirth, one that helps to produce or bring forth something,

II. transitive verb (midwifed or midwived; midwifing or midwiving)
Date: 1638
to assist in producing, bringing forth, or bringing about