midwife /'midwaif; 'midzwaif/ n (pl midwives) /-waivz; -ywaivz/ woman trained to help women in childbirth. 助產(chǎn)士; 接生婆。 midwifery /'mid-wifn; 'mid/Waifan/ n [U] profession and work of a ~; obstetrics: 助產(chǎn)士之職; 助產(chǎn)學(xué); 產(chǎn)科學(xué): take a course in ~ry. 選助產(chǎn)學(xué)課程。