midwife
意味
- 助産婦,産婆
例文
Mary is studying to become a midwife.
メアリーは助産婦を目指して勉強しています。
語源
英語の原文（Wiktionary）
From Middle English midwif, corresponding to mid (“with”) + wif (“woman, wife, female”). It appears not to be entirely clear whether the original understanding was “with-woman” in the sense of “attending/assisting woman”, or “they who are with the woman” (namely the mother).