restavec

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noun

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

OriginFrench reste-avec ← Haitian Creole restavèk →
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Meanings

nounrestavec (plural restavecs)

plural restavecs

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

Origin

  1. Frenchavec“with”
  2. Frenchrester“stay”
  3. Haitian Creolerestavèk
  4. Frenchreste-avec
  5. Englishrestavec

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

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Translations

French reste-avec
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APA

restavec. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/restavec

MLA

“restavec.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/restavec. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “restavec,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/restavec.

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