piastunka

From piastun +‎ -ka.

• IPA^(key): /pjasˈtun.ka/

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• Rhymes: -unka
• Syllabification: pias‧tun‧ka

piastunka f (male equivalent piastun)

1. (literary) female equivalent of piastun (“woman who looks after children”)
2. (historical) female equivalent of piastun (“in early medieval Poland, a high-ranking official responsible for the upbringing of royal children”)
3. (rare, obsolete) female equivalent of piastun (“young girl whom one is caring for or raising”)

piastunka f (male equivalent piastun)

1. (hunting) female bear cub under the care of his mother
2. (hunting) female wolf that watches over his pack's cubs while their parents are hunting

• piastunka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• piastunka in Polish dictionaries at PWN