Synonyms & related words for midwifery

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of midwifery. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to midwifery

Explore words related to midwifery — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include tocology, obstetrics, midwives, accoucheur, midwife, obstetrical, obstetrician, maieutic. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does midwifery come from?

The word midwifery breaks down into 3 roots of Old English and Old French origin: mid-, from Old English mid (“with”); wif, from Old English wif (“woman”); and -ery, from Old French -erie (“condition, practice”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.