metapelet
/mɛtəˈpɛlɪt/(also metapeleth, metapelot, metappelet)
noun
Chiefly in the State of Israel: a nanny, nurse, or other type of female caregiver.
Origin
1950s; earliest use found in Middle Eastern Affairs. From modern Hebrew mĕṭappeleṯ, feminine of mĕṭappēl nurse, lit. ‘a person who takes care’, use as noun of participle of post-biblical Hebrew ṭippēl to care for.
- supermarginal
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- supermarket
- supermarket cart
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- supermarketing
- supermarket tabloid
- supermarket trolley
- supermart
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- supermaxilla
- supermaxillary
- super-maximum
- super-maximum security
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- supermind
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- supermodel
- supermolecular
- supermolecule
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- supermullion