# restavec

> English word · Noun

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

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/restavec