Kindermädchen
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Kind (“child”) + -er- + Mädchen (“girl”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈkɪndɐmɛːtçən/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
- IPA(key): /-meːtçən/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Kin‧der‧mäd‧chen
Noun
[edit]Kindermädchen n (strong, genitive Kindermädchens, plural Kindermädchen)
- (dated) nanny (female) (cf. männliches Kindermädchen (“male nanny or manny”))
- Synonyms: Kinderbetreuerin, Kinderbetreuer, Kinderfrau, (dated) Kinderfräulein, Nanny, Tagesmutter
Declension
[edit]Declension of Kindermädchen [neuter, strong]
Further reading
[edit]Kindermädchen on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- “Kindermädchen” in Duden online
- “Kindermädchen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache