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metapelet

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[me-tah-pe-let] / ˌmɛ tɑˈpɛ lɛt /

noun

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


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"We have learned that the metaplot are not enough; the first year is a critical one," says Educator Benjamin Katznelson.

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Over the years the communes have modified their original intention of giving metaplot, or special nurses, full responsibility for the care of infants, who grow up in special buildings away from their parents' homes.

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