midwomman
Appearance
Middle English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Blend of midwif + womman.[1][2] Equivalent to mid (“with”) + womman.
Noun
[edit]midwomman (plural midwimmen)
Descendants
[edit]- >? English: midwoman
References
[edit]- ^ “mid-wǒmman, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
- ^ “midwomman, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.