maieutic
MidwiferyMidwifery.
/meɪˈjuːtɪk/
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)Midwifery.
Origin
From Ancient Greek μαιευτικός (maieutikós, “obstetric”). The rhetorical sense comes from aFrom Ancient Greek μαιευτικός (maieutikós, “obstetric”). The rhetorical sense comes from a passage in Plato's Theaetetus where Socrates likens his procedure to that of a midwife.
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable