man-midwife

Noun

 * 1) An accoucheur; a male midwife
 * 2) * 1775, Laurence Sterne, The Koran, Chapter XXXVII: The Man-Midwife, The Works of Laurence Sterne, |midwives%22&hl=en&ei=ESSDTpuxB83xmAXPxdA7&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CEcQ6AEwBTgK#v=onepage&q=%22man-midwife|midwives%22&f=false page 75,
 * She was daughter to a man-midwife; — and all that has been urged upon the former caſe, is equally referable to this one also.
 * 1) * 1835 May 30, Evidence of Mr, Guthrie before the Parliamentary Medical Committee, The Lancet for 1834-35, Volume 2, |midwives%22&hl=en&ei=tyaDToLbK6HNmAWIz_wa&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CE0Q6AEwBjgU#v=onepage&q=%22man-midwife|midwives%22&f=false page 287,
 * It is the same with the man-midwife ; he has no time to devote to surgery ; if he has time, he has no means of improving his knowledge in it.

Coordinate terms

 * (female) midwife
 * (female) midwife

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