/ Dictionary / Index N nurse-midwife: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: nurse-mid•wife Pronunciation: (nûrs'mid'wīf"), [key] — pl. -wives. a nurse skilled in assisting women in the prenatal period and in childbirth, esp. at home or in another nonhospital setting. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: nurse-midwife (Thesaurus) nursemaid nurse-practitioner Related Content Daily Word Quiz: soporific Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language