| 释义 |
Definition of dai in English: dainounPlural dais dʌɪ Indian A midwife or wet nurse. 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. |