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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesniñera
Pronunciation / Transliteration: niɲeɾa
"La niñera cuida de los niños todas las tardes."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person employed to care for children in a household, typically living in or coming daily.
"The family hired a full-time nanny to look after their two toddlers while they are at work." - 2
Short for nanny goat; a female goat.
"We have three nannies and two billies grazing in the lower pasture."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Originating in the mid-18th century as a hypocoristic, nursery form of the given name Ann or Anna, initially used as a familiar term for a grandmother or motherly woman. It subsequently evolved to specifically denote a child's nurse or female domestic employed to care for children in a household.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Nanny" is said worldwide
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nounou
Transliteration: nunu
"La nounou viendra chercher les enfants à l'école."
Kindermädchen
Transliteration: Kɪndɐˌmɛtçən
"Das Kindermädchen liest den Kleinen eine Geschichte vor."
tata
Transliteration: tata
"La tata si prende cura dei bambini con molta pazienza."
niñera
Transliteration: niɲeɾa
"La niñera cuida de los niños todas las tardes."
babá
Transliteration: baˈba
"A babá ajudou as crianças a fazerem os trabalhos de casa."
आया
Transliteration: aya
"बच्चों की देखभाल के लिए एक आया को रखा गया है।"
保姆
Transliteration: bǎomǔ
"保姆每天下午接孩子放学。"
보육사
Transliteration: boyuksa
"그 집에는 아이들을 돌보는 보육사가 있습니다."
乳母
Transliteration: uba
"彼女は裕福な家庭で乳母として働いています。"
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