metapelet

[ me-tah-pe-let ]

noun

, Hebrew.

, plural me·ta·plot [me-tah-, plawt].

1. a woman who cares for children, especially on kibbutzim in Israel; foster mother.

Example Sentences

Women from the Philippines — who were initially brought in small numbers by Israel’s Defense Ministry to care for disabled soldiers — have come to dominate home care in Israel, so much so that the word “Filipina” has become synonymous in Hebrew with “metapelet” — “caregiver.”

From New York Times