"mlezi" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-mlezi.flac Forms: mlezi class I [canonical], walezi class II [plural]
Etymology: From m- + -lea (“to raise a child, to care for someone”) + -zi. Etymology templates: {{af|sw|m-|lea|-i<alt:-zi>|alt2=-lea|gloss2=to raise a child, to care for someone}} m- + -lea (“to raise a child, to care for someone”) + -zi Head templates: {{sw-noun|wa}} mlezi class I (plural walezi class II)
  1. nurse
    Sense id: en-mlezi-sw-noun-eB5RFqHh
  2. governess, babysitter Categories (topical): Diseases, Occupations
    Sense id: en-mlezi-sw-noun-ldr53-EU Disambiguation of Diseases: 6 42 46 6 Disambiguation of Occupations: 1 53 45 1 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header, Swahili terms prefixed with m-, Swahili terms suffixed with -i Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 43 31 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 73 10 8 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 5 68 22 5 Disambiguation of Swahili terms prefixed with m-: 17 64 19 Disambiguation of Swahili terms suffixed with -i: 7 86 8
  3. guardian Categories (topical): Diseases, Occupations
    Sense id: en-mlezi-sw-noun-3ebol0tG Disambiguation of Diseases: 6 42 46 6 Disambiguation of Occupations: 1 53 45 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-mlezi.flac Forms: mlezi class III [canonical], milezi class IV [plural]
Head templates: {{sw-noun|mi}} mlezi class III (plural milezi class IV)
  1. scrofula
    Sense id: en-mlezi-sw-noun-1PBI-TPv
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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          "guardian"
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