нянька

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Russian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈnʲænʲkə]
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Noun

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ня́нька (njánʹkaf anim (genitive ня́ньки, nominative plural ня́ньки, genitive plural ня́нек)

  1. diminutive of ня́ня (njánja, nurse, nanny, babysitter)
    У семи́ ня́нек дитя́ без гла́за. (Russian proverb)
    U semí njánek ditjá bez gláza.
    Too many cooks spoil the broth. / Everybody's business is nobody's business.
    Ня́нька забо́тится о двух младе́нцах.
    Njánʹka zabótitsja o dvux mladéncax.
    A (young) nanny looks after two infants.

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Descendants

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  • Ingrian: näntkä