دایه

See also: داية

Persian

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle Persian dʾyk (dāyak, “nurse”). Akin to Old Armenian դայեակ (dayeak), an Iranian borrowing.

Noun

دایه • (dâye)

1. nurse, foster-mother
2. midwife

Related terms

• تایه (tâye)
• دایگی (dâyegi)
• دایگانی (dâyegâni)

Descendants

• → Gulf Arabic: داية (dāya)

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “دایه”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul