piastun

From piastować +‎ -un.

• IPA^(key): /ˈpjas.tun/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -astun
• Syllabification: pias‧tun

piastun m pers (female equivalent piastunka)

1. (literary) man who looks after children
2. (historical) in early medieval Poland, a high-ranking official responsible for the upbringing of royal children
3. (rare, obsolete) young boy whom one is caring for or raising

piastun m animal (female equivalent piastunka)

1. (hunting) male bear cub under the care of his mother
2. (hunting) male wolf that watches over his pack's cubs while their parents are hunting

• piastun in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• piastun in Polish dictionaries at PWN