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Wednesday, May 15th, 2024
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Midwife
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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, To perform the office of midwife.
MID'WIFE, To assist in childbirth.
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Dictionary of Words from the King James Bible. Public Domain. Copy freely.
Material presented was supplied by Brandon Staggs and was derived from the KJV Dictionary found on his website located at av1611.com.
The unabridged 1828 version of this dictionary in the SwordSearcher Bible Software.
Dictionary of Words from the King James Bible. Public Domain. Copy freely.
Material presented was supplied by Brandon Staggs and was derived from the KJV Dictionary found on his website located at av1611.com.
The unabridged 1828 version of this dictionary in the SwordSearcher Bible Software.
Bibliography Information
Entry for 'Midwife'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/kjd/m/midwife.html.
Entry for 'Midwife'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/kjd/m/midwife.html.
