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Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to concepts of giving birth, nursing, and caring for infants, particularly in a familial or communal context.

Derived headwords

الظاعيةnoun
  1. 1.
    Midwifeclassical

    A woman who assists in childbirth.

الدايةnoun
  1. 1.
    Midwifeclassical

    A woman who helps deliver babies.

الحاضنةnoun
  1. 1.
    Wet nurseclassical

    A woman who breastfeeds and cares for an infant that is not her own.

  2. 2.
    Nannyclassical

    A woman employed to care for children.

Parallel reading

الظاعية: الداية، والحاضنة.
The midwife: the one who delivers, and the wet nurse.