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.