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Definition of 'dayee'English
Etymology 1
Alternative forms
* day-ee
Noun
(-)
Interjection
( en-interj)
(Australia|dated) An ellipsis of good day.
* 1955 , , Cake in the Hat Box , page 4 ,
- “Good day ?Un!” he said to the yardman.
- “Day-ee', Jasper!” replied 'Un. “' Day-ee , Silas! How?s things?”
Synonyms
* g'day
Etymology 2
Noun
( en-noun)
(rare|India) midwife
* 1855 , North-Western Provinces, India, Selections from the Records of Government , Volume 3, page 184 ,
- The custom now actually and thoroughly established, and daily practised in these villages, is the following : — On the occasion of a birth in a Thakoor family, the village dayee is summoned, and after her services have been completed, she reports the occurrence to her relative, the bullahur ; he informs the chowkeedar, who causes the necessary entry to be made in the putwaree?s diary, and, if the birth be of a girl, reports the event to the thannah.
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