a tutor, or one who raises and educates children (see Molina); perhaps also a nanny or a governess
Orthographic Variants:
tlacauapauhqui
IPAspelling:
tɬɑːkɑwɑpɑːwki
Alonso de Molina:
tlacauapauhqui. tutor o ayo, o el que cria y doctrina a niños. Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 116r. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.