obstetrication

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noun

obstetrics or midwifery

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Meanings

nounobstetrication (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountableobstetrics or midwifery

    There he must lie, in an uncouth posture, for his appointed month; till ,the native bonds being loosed and the doors forced open, he shall be, by a helpful obstetrication, drawn forth into the larger prison of the World

    1658, Joseph Hall, The Devout Soul, Or, Rules of Heavenly Devotion Also the Free Prisoner, Or, the Comfort of Restraint

Origin

From obstetric + -ation.

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APA

obstetrication. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/obstetrication

MLA

“obstetrication.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/obstetrication. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “obstetrication,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/obstetrication.

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