Kindermädchen

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkɪndɐmɛːtçən/
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Hyphenation: Kin‧der‧mäd‧chen

Noun

Kindermädchen n (genitive Kindermädchens, plural Kindermädchen)

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

Declension

Declension of Kindermädchen

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Kindermädchen	die	Kindermädchen
genitive	eines	des	Kindermädchens	der	Kindermädchen
dative	einem	dem	Kindermädchen	den	Kindermädchen
accusative	ein	das	Kindermädchen	die	Kindermädchen

Synonyms

Kinderbetreuerin, Kinderbetreuer
Kinderfrau
Kinderfräulein (dated)
Nanny
Tagesmutter

Further reading

Kindermädchen on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
Kindermädchen in Duden online

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