balia

Definitions of balia
  1. noun
    a woman hired to suckle a child of someone else
    synonyms: nutrice
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    type of:
    baby sitter, baby-sitter, bambinaia, bonne, nurse, nutrice, puericultore
    a woman who is the custodian of children
  2. noun
    a monarchy with an emperor as head of state
    synonyms: imperio, impero
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    type of:
    monarchia
    an autocracy governed by a monarch who usually inherits the authority
  3. noun
    a woman who is the custodian of children
    synonyms: baby sitter, baby-sitter, bambinaia, bonne, nurse, nutrice, puericultore
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    types:
    nutrice
    a woman hired to suckle a child of someone else
    type of:
    donna
    an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
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