plural midwives /-ˌwaɪvz/ /ˈmɪdˌwaɪvz/
plural midwives /-ˌwaɪvz/ /ˈmɪdˌwaɪvz/
Learner's definition of MIDWIFE
[count]
: a person (usually a woman) who helps a woman when she is giving birth to a child助産士;接生員;産婆 — midwifery
/ˌmɪdˈwɪfəri/ noun [noncount]