Both Uses of
midwife
in
Crime and Punishment
- Then these midwives, too, have become extraordinarily numerous.†
Chpt 6.8 *
- Midwives is my name for them.†
Chpt 6.8
Definition:
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(midwife) a non-doctor who practices the profession of assisting women in childbirth; or to assist in childbirth
or:
someone who helps bring something into existence; or the act of helping to bring something into existence