midwif
Middle English
Etymology
From
mid
(
“
with
”
)
+
wif
.
[
1
]
Noun
midwif
midwife
Synonym:
(
hapax
)
midwomman
Derived terms
midwomman
Descendants
English:
midwife
References
^
“
mid-wī̆f,
n.
”, in
MED Online
, Ann Arbor, Mich.:
University of Michigan
,
2007
.