guidwife
Scots
Etymology
guid (“good”) + wife (“woman”)
Noun
guidwife (plural guidwifes)
- wife
- 1825, Archibald Crawfurd, Tales of my grandmother
- The guidwife had repeatedly given Peter the hint to throw the shawl into the bed, as it would be there concealed till the husband was gone […]
- 1825, Archibald Crawfurd, Tales of my grandmother
Coordinate terms
- guidman (“husband”)