obstetrix
From LSJ
Γαστρὸς δὲ πειρῶ πᾶσαν ἡνίαν κρατεῖν → Frenis regendus venter adductis tibi est → Mit straffem Zügel such' zu lenken deinen Bauch
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
obstē̆trix: (opst-) or obstī̆trix (opst-), īcis, f. obsto,
I a midwife: peperit Sine obstetricis operā, Plaut. Cist. 1, 2, 22; id. Capt. 3, 4, 96: mittere ad obstetricem, Ter. Ad. 3, 1, 5; Hor. Epod. 17, 51; Vulg. Exod. 1, 15: obstetricum nobilitas, Plin. 28, 6, 18, § 67; Paul. Sent. 2, 24, 8 sq.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
obstĕtrīx,¹⁴ īcis, f. (ob, sto), accoucheuse, sage-femme : Pl. Capt. 629 ; Ter. Ad. 292 ; Hor. Epo. 17, 51 ; Plin. 28, 67.
