The Collaborative International Dictionary
Obstetricate
Obstetricate \Ob*stet"ri*cate\ ([o^]b*st[e^]t"r[i^]*k[=a]t), v.
i. [L. obstetricatus, p. p. of obstetricare, fr. obstetrix.]
To perform the office of midwife. [Obs.] ``Nature does
obstetricate.''
--Evelyn.
Obstetricate
Obstetricate \Ob*stet"ri*cate\, v. t.
To assist as a midwife. [Obs.]
--E. Waterhouse.
Wiktionary
obstetricate
vb. (context obsolete English) To assist as a midwife.