midwive
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
Alternative form of midwife (verb).
Example Sentences
- "“Midwiving the relationship” is a descriptive term covering a variety of sensitive and often subtle techniques, interventions, and other actions and stances taken by the therapist in order to help the marital partners attempt the following: […]"
- "He had midwived Inkatha and drafted most of the ANC's policy concerning it, and now at the meeting, he – rather than others who were senior to him – played the key role as Tambo's second."
- "Despite Richard's efforts to midwive his own narrative of legitimacy, the source of this legendary one cannot be controlled because it has moved from the mouths of nurses, midwives and gossips into the public domain."
Etymology
From Middle English *midwiven, *mydwyven, suggested by the verbal noun mydwyvyng (“midwivery”, literally “midwiving”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: *midwiven