maieutic

See also: maièutic

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μαιευτικός (maieutikós, “obstetric”). Its rhetorical sense comes from a passage in Plato's Theaetetus where Socrates compares his procedure with that of a midwife.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /meɪˈjuːtɪk/

Adjective

maieutic (comparative more maieutic, superlative most maieutic)

  1. (uncommon) Of or related to the Socratic method.
  2. (uncommon) Obstetric: of or related to childbirth.

Noun

maieutic (uncountable)

  1. midwifery
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