restavec

English

Etymology

Borrowed French reste-avec, from Haitian Creole restavèk, from French rester (“stay”) + French avec (“with”)

Noun

restavec (plural restavecs)

1. (Haiti) A child sent by their parents to work for another household as a domestic servant.

Translations

Translations

• French: reste-avec (fr) m or f
• Haitian Creole: restavèk

See also

• restavek on Wikipedia.Wikipedia