The Collaborative International Dictionary
Maieutical
Maieutic \Ma*ieu"tic\ (m[asl]*[=u]"t[i^]k), Maieutical \Ma*ieu"tic*al\ (m[asl]*[=u]"t[i^]*kal), a. [Gr. maieytiko`s, fr. mai^a midwife.]
Serving to assist childbirth.
--Cudworth.[Fig.] Aiding, or tending to, the definition and interpretation of thoughts or language.
--Payne.
Wiktionary
maieutical
a. 1 Serving to assist childbirth 2 (context figurative English) Socratic (using questions and answers)