doică

See also: doica and Đội ca

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Bulgarian до́йка (dójka, “wetnurse”), from дой (doj, “nurishment, milking”) +‎ -ка (-ka), from Proto-Slavic *dojiti (“to give milk”). Compare also Serbo-Croatian dojka and Slovak dojka.

Noun

doică f (plural doici)

1. wet-nurse
2. babysitter

Declension

Declension of doică

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) doică	doica	(niște) doici	doicile
genitive/dative	(unei) doici	doicii	(unor) doici	doicilor
vocative	doică, doico		doicilor

Synonyms

• dădacă