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noun
masculine equivalent of midwife: A male midwife.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: humorous, rare, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
By analogy from midwife, where wife long ago meant any woman.
