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piastunka

//pjasˈtun.ka//
Polishnoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    female equivalent of piastun (“woman who looks after children”)
  2. 2.
    female equivalent of piastun (“in early medieval Poland, a high-ranking official responsible for the upbringing of royal children”)
  3. 3.
    female equivalent of piastun (“young girl whom one is caring for or raising”)
  4. 4.
    female bear cub under the care of his mother
  5. 5.
    female wolf that watches over his pack's cubs while their parents are hunting

Etymology

From piastun + -ka.

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