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American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2
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Midwife
MID’WIFE, n. [supposed by Junius and Skinner to be meedwife, a woman that has a reward. This is probably a mistake. The word is a compound of mid, with, and wif,a woman; in analogy with the L. obstetrix, from obsto, obstiti, to stand before. L. cum, with, and madre, mother, which is precisely analogous to midwife.]
A woman that assists other women in childbirth.
MID’WIFE, v.i. To perform the office of midwife.
MID’WIFE, v.t. To assist in childbirth.
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Chicago: Noah Webster Jr., "Midwife," American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2 in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2 (New York: S. Converse, 1828), Original Sources, accessed January 18, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=9R96UFRWSBEYXJZ.
MLA: Webster, Noah, Jr. "Midwife." American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2, in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2, New York, S. Converse, 1828, Original Sources. 18 Jan. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=9R96UFRWSBEYXJZ.
Harvard: Webster, N, 'Midwife' in American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2. cited in 1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2, S. Converse, New York. Original Sources, retrieved 18 January 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=9R96UFRWSBEYXJZ.
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