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restavec

restavec noun: a child sent by their parents to work for another household as a domestic servant.

Noun

restavec (plural restavecs)

  1. A child sent by their parents to work for another household as a domestic servant.

Forms of restavec

pluralrestavecs

Origin of restavec

Borrowed French reste-avec, from Haitian Creole restavèk, from French rester (“stay”) + French avec (“with”)

Questions about restavec

What does restavec mean?
Restavec means a child sent by their parents to work for another household as a domestic servant.
What part of speech is restavec?
Restavec is a noun.
What is the plural of restavec?
The plural of restavec is restavecs.

Words near restavec in the dictionary

  1. restauration
  2. restaurator
  3. restaurators
  4. restauratrice
  5. restauratrices
  6. restavec
  7. restavecs
  8. restavek
  9. restaveks
  10. resteal
  11. restealing

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