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单词 dai
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Definition of dai in English:

dai

nounPlural dais dʌɪ
Indian

  • A midwife or wet nurse.

    〈印度〉产婆，奶妈

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Her family sent for Sitawati, the village dai (midwife).
    • And they stopped paying the dai even the little they used to.
    • Mohan's thoughts have drifted back to India, his homeland, to Kaveri Amma, the woman who was his dai and looked after him when he was growing up.
    • Following the tradition of her grandmother and mother, she served the community as a dai ben (a midwife) and was well known for her skill and care.
    • The village has two young expectant mothers who will depend on the village's dai or midwife when their children are due.

Origin

From Urdu, from Persian dāyah.
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