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