dai

Noun

India North Pakistan

(chiefly North India, Pakistan, Bangladesh) A wet nurse; a midwife.

Japanese Meaning

乳母 / 助産婦

When the baby fell ill, the family called a dai to help with feeding.

赤ちゃんが病気になったとき、家族は授乳を手伝うために乳母を呼びました。

Sense（1）

(chiefly North India, Pakistan, Bangladesh) A wet nurse; a midwife.

Kausalya, she learnt, was his dai, the one who had breast-fed and looked after him.

dais

（ plural ）