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うやがわい【親代わり・親代り】 : uyagawai | define meaning

uyagawai

Pronunciation: [ʔujaɡawai]

Definition

Noun

Someone who stands in as a parent. Stand-in parent; guardian; foster parent; host parent; in loco parentis; like a parent.

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese おやがわり【親代わり・親代り】 oyagawari "stand-in parent".

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kanji	親代わり親代り
Kana	うやがわい
Romanization	uyagawai
Pronunciation (IPA)	[ʔujaɡawai]

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, December 31). うやがわい【親代わり・親代り】 : uyagawai | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, February 4, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8303/uyagawai/.