duenna
noun
du·en·na dü-ˈe-nə 
dyü-
1
: an elderly woman serving as governess and companion to the younger ladies in a Spanish or a Portuguese family
2
: chaperone
duennaship
dü-ˈe-nə-ˌship
noun dyü-
Word History
Etymology
Spanish dueña, from Latin domina mistress — more at dame
First Known Use
1623, in the meaning defined at sense 1
duennas
noun
as in mesdemoiselles
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- mesdemoiselles
- au pairs
- frauleins
- dry nurses
- mademoiselles
- mammies
- governesses
- nurses
- bonnes
- amahs
- nursemaids
- nannies
- ayahs
- babysitters
- sitters
- nursers
- easygoingness
- easygoingnesses
- easylike
- eat
- eat (something) up
- eat (up)
- eat a horse
- eat alive
- eat away
- eat crow
- eat dust
- eat humble pie
- eat light
- eat my dust!
- eat one out of house and home
- eat one's heart out
- eat one's words
- eat out
- eat out of one's hand
- eat out of someone's hand
- eat right
- eat run kill the clock
- eat run out the clock
- eat someone or something for lunch
- eat someone's lunch