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Chinese symbol for “babysitter”

保姆
bǎo mǔ
nanny; babysitter; housekeeper

The closest CC-CEDICT match for babysitter is 保姆 (bǎo mǔ), defined as: nanny; babysitter; housekeeper.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

保 bǎo
to safeguard, to protect, to defend, to care for
radical 9 ⼈ · 9 strokes
姆 mǔ
governess, matron, nanny
radical 38 ⼥ · 8 strokes

Other Chinese words for “babysitter”

WordPinyinMeaning
临时保姆 (臨時保姆)lín shí bǎo mǔtemporary caregiver; babysitter

Related words

Other words that share a character with 保姆.

WordPinyinMeaning
保护 (保護)bǎo hùto protect; to defend
保证 (保證)bǎo zhèngguarantee; to guarantee
保持bǎo chíto keep; to maintain
保障bǎo zhàngto ensure; to guarantee
确保 (確保)què bǎoto ensure; to guarantee
保险 (保險)bǎo xiǎninsurance; to insure
莱姆 (萊姆)lái mǔ(loanword) lime
兰姆 (蘭姆)lán mǔrum (beverage) (loanword)

See also: Japanese symbol for “babysitter”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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