Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Forceps \For"ceps\, n. [L. forceps, -cipis, from the root of
   formus Hot + capere to take; akin to E. heave. Cf.
   {Furnace}.]
   1. A pair of pinchers, or tongs; an instrument for grasping,
      holding firmly, or exerting traction upon, bodies which it
      would be inconvenient or impracticable to seize with the
      fingers, especially one for delicate operations, as those
      of watchmakers, surgeons, accoucheurs, dentists, etc.

   2. (Zo["o]l.) The caudal forceps-shaped appendage of earwigs
      and some other insects. See {Earwig}.

   {Dressing forceps}. See under {Dressing}.

Source : WordNet®

forceps
     n : an extractor consisting of a pair of pincers used in medical
         treatment (especially for the delivery of babies)