yar

Etymology

probably yair "blood" and -r "making, forming, creating, producing" or yaeir "carer, caregiver, parental love"

Noun

1. a woman who loves, cares for, and trains a child, who is responsible for his/her survival, and who maintains an intimate benevolent relationship with the child, whether or not the child is her offspring or bin; a mother
2. (dialectal, in contrast to binyah) an adoptive or foster mother