Kindermädchen

German

Etymology

Kind (“child”) +‎ -er- +‎ Mädchen (“girl”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɪndɐmɛːtçən/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
• IPA^(key): /-meːtçən/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)

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• Hyphenation: Kin‧der‧mäd‧chen

Noun

Kindermädchen n (genitive Kindermädchens, plural Kindermädchen)

1. (dated) nanny (female) (cf. männliches Kindermädchen (“male nanny or manny”))

Synonyms

• Kinderbetreuerin, Kinderbetreuer
• Kinderfrau
• Kinderfräulein (dated)
• Nanny
• Tagesmutter

Further reading

• Kindermädchen on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
• “Kindermädchen” in Duden online
• “Kindermädchen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache