kafala
Meanings
noun
- A form of Islamic adoption in which the child is not regarded as a true child of the adoptive parents.
- A sponsorship system in the Middle East, used to monitor migrant labourers, mostly in the construction and domestic sectors.
Word forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic كَفَالَة (kafāla).
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