Re: what’s the rare Urdu word for ghareloo bawarchan [domestic female cook]?
yesssssss…
maamaa = baawarchan [female cook]
a low level of a cook … just good enuf for daily cooking in homes.
we had a maamaa in my village and i used to call her …maamaa jii 
Hindi kaa lafz hai:
paknahar = baawarchan