| Midwife 1. (n.) A woman who assists other women in childbirth; a female practitioner of the obstetric art. 2. (v. t.) To assist in childbirth. 3. (v. i.) To perform the office of midwife. Thesaurus Entries Charlie McCarthy, agent, ancilla, appliance, bonesetter, chiropractor, contrivance, creature, device, dummy, dupe, go-between, handmaid, handmaiden, healer, homeopath, homeopathist, implement, instrument, interagent, intermediary, intermediate, intermedium, lever, mechanism, mediator, medic, medium, minion, oculist, optometrist, organ, osteopath, pawn, plaything, puppet, servant, slave, stooge, therapeutist, therapist, tool, toy, vehicle |