<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a person trained to assist women in childbirth.</li><li>a person or thing that produces or aids in producing something new or different.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>to assist in the birth of (a baby).</li><li>to produce or aid in producing (something new): to midwife a new generation of computers.</li></ul>