μαιόομαι,
A.
= μαιεύομαι ,
1. of a midwife,delivera woman, Call. Jov. 35 , Luc. DDeor. 16.2 , cf. Plu. 2.999c ; ὑμέας ἀφροσύνη μαιώσατο, τόλμα δ' ἔτικτε
AP 9.80
( Leon. ); ἐμαιώσαντο νέον τόκον Εἰλείθυιαι
IG 14.967
; of Hephaestus at the birth of Athena, Corn. ND 19 : abs.,practise midwifery, Sor. 1.80 : in pass. sense, ὑφ' ἧς μαιωθεῖσα
Apollod. 1.4.1
.
2. of the mother,to be delivered of, ἣν . . οὐ μαιώσατο μήτηρ
Coluth. 181
, cf. Nonn. D. 4.437 , etc.
II. of a nurse,suckle,μαζῷ τιναib. 8.186 .