maieutic

== English == === Alternative forms === maieutical === Etymology === From Ancient Greek μαιευτικός (maieutikós, “obstetric”). The rhetorical sense comes from a passage in Plato's Theaetetus where Socrates likens his procedure to that of a midwife. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /meɪˈjuːtɪk/ === Adjective === maieutic (comparative more maieutic, superlative most maieutic) (philosophy) Of or related to the Socratic method. (uncommon) Obstetric: of or related to childbirth. ==== Related terms ==== maieutics === Noun === maieutic (uncountable) Midwifery.