داية

Gulf Arabic

/ˈdɑːjə/

noun
Definitions
  • (historical) midwife
  • (historical) a person hired to suckle a child (before bottled/powedered milk); a wet nurse

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian دایه (nurse, midwife).

Origin

Persian

دایه

Gloss

nurse, midwife

Concept
Semantic Field

Modern world

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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