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to midwife

to midwife

1 5.9
To help during a baby's birth or to help start something new
  • verb
  • /ˈmɪdˌwaɪf/
: asistir al parto
  • And, and he, he midwifed the Tea Party into existence, which which led to MAGA.

And, and he, he midwifed the Tea Party into existence, which which led to MAGA.

Examples

  • Weimar democracy would have worked if it had been midwifed by Allied forces of arms. Nov 1918 was indeed the 'hinge of fate.'

    Blog text (18)

  • For all those who midwifed birth and death,

    Fiction book (1993)

  • Help them kind of give birth to that idea, midwife it a little bit, draw them out, then reflect back.

  • The stepmother had midwifed the man he might have been into existence.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • Of "old Yankee stock," she "midwifed the Portuguese women as well as the old stock."

    Academic text (2016)

  • The knowledge of death, this human destiny that has seemed to many the lonely burden of our species, can midwife a new becoming, our becoming a blessing to the earth and not a curse.

    Academic text (1994)

  • Contrary to myth, jazz wasn't midwifed in Storyville, the bordello district where legendary pianists Jelly Roll Morton and Tony Jackson held court.

    Academic text (2007)

  • In the project meeting, she helped midwife their innovative ideas into a workable plan.

  • The experienced teacher midwifed the students' projects, guiding them to success and encouraging their creativity.

  • He aimed to midwife new initiatives that would benefit the entire community.

Synonyms

to deliver
vsto midwife
  • Specialized
163 3.9

To help a woman give birth

refers to the person who performs that assisting action

Antonyms

to hinder
75 3.6

To make it difficult for people or things to do something

Compounds

nurse-midwife
  • Specialized
1 3.8

A trained health worker who cares for women in pregnancy and helps them give birth

midwife toad
  • UK
1 9.9

A small European toad whose male carries eggs on his back until they hatch

Surface Forms

midwife infinitive
midwifed past
midwifed past participle
midwifing present participle
midwifes third person singular

Etymology

The verb midwife keeps the same idea: mid 'with' and wife 'woman'. It means to be 'with' something as it is born and to help bring a baby, idea, or project into existence.