obstetricate Meaning, Definition & Usage

Ob*stet"ri*cate intransitive verb
Etymology
L. obstetricatus, p.p. of obstetricare, fr. obstetrix.
Definitions
  1. To perform the office of midwife. Obs. "Nature does obstetricate." Evelyn.
Ob*stet"ri*cate transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To assist as a midwife. Obs. E. Waterhouse.

Webster 1913