Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Midwife \Mid"wife`\, n.; pl. {Midwives}. [OE. midwif, fr. AS.
   mid with (akin to Gr. ?) + ? woman, wife. Properly, the woman
   or wife who is attendant upon a woman in childbirth. See
   {Meta-}, and {Wife}.]
   A woman who assists other women in childbirth; a female
   practitioner of the obstetric art.

Source : WordNet®

midwife
     n : a woman skilled in aiding the delivery of babies [syn: {accoucheuse}]
     [also: {midwives} (pl)]

midwives
     See {midwife}