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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries乳母
Pronunciation / Transliteration: uba
"乳母は子供たちに優しい笑顔を向けた。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A female servant employed to care for young children in a household.
"The Victorian children spent their afternoons playing in the nursery under the watchful eye of their nursemaid." - 2
A biological organism, such as an ant or fish, that tends to or cares for the young of another.
"Certain worker ants act as a nursemaid within the colony, tending to the larvae and eggs."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word is a compound combining 'nurse', derived from the Old French 'nourrice' and Latin 'nutricia' (a woman who suckles or nourishes), with 'maid', originating from Middle English 'meyde' meaning a young unmarried woman or female servant. First appearing in the late 16th century, it historically referred to a girl or woman employed to care for and tend to young children in a household.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Nursemaid" is said worldwide
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bonne d'enfants
Transliteration: bon d‿ɑ̃fɑ̃
"La bonne d'enfants promenait le bébé dans le parc."
Kinderermädchen
Transliteration: ˈkɪndɐˌmɛːtçən
Script: Kindermädchen
"Das Kindermädchen las den Kleinen eine Geschichte vor."
balia
Transliteration: ˈbaːlja
"La balia si occupava dei bambini più piccoli della nobile famiglia."
niñera
Transliteration: niˈɲeɾa
"La niñera cuidaba de los niños mientras los padres trabajaban."
ama
Transliteration: ˈɐmɐ
"A ama levava as crianças para brincar no jardim."
आया
Transliteration: aya
"बच्चों की देखभाल के लिए एक आया रखी गई थी।"
保姆
Transliteration: bǎomǔ
"保姆负责照看家里的小孩。"
유모
Transliteration: yumo
"유모가 아이를 품에 안고 정원을 거닐었다."
乳母
Transliteration: uba
"乳母は子供たちに優しい笑顔を向けた。"
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