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balia meaning in English

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balia noun

wet nurse [wet nurses](woman hired to suckle another woman's child)
noun
[UK: wet nɜːs] [US: ˈwet ˈnɝːs]

balia noun
{f}

nurse [nurses](person who takes care of other people's young)
noun
[UK: nɜːs] [US: ˈnɝːs]

in balia di preposition

at the mercy of(defenseless against)
preposition
[UK: ət ðə ˈmɜː.si əv ˈsʌm.bə.di] [US: ət ðə ˈmɝː.si əv ˈsʌm.ˌbɑː.di]

Stato-balia noun
{m}

nanny state(over-paternalistic government)
noun