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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 December 4, 2024, 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. 4 Dec. 2024. 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 4 December 2024, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=9R96UFRWSBEYXJZ.
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