noun
dai
deye
noun
1
A traditional birth attendant or midwife, especially in South Asia.
"The village dai had delivered nearly every baby born there for forty years."
How to Use Dai
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA traditional, often untrained, midwife — a term used mainly in South Asian contexts.
Word Forms
dais plural, Dais plural, Dai plural
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Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi dai, ultimately from Sanskrit.