Chinese symbol for “nanny”
保姆
bǎo mǔ
nanny; babysitter; housekeeper
The closest CC-CEDICT match for nanny is 保姆 (bǎo mǔ), defined as: nanny; babysitter; housekeeper.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “nanny”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 育婴师 (育嬰師) | yù yīng shī | nanny (for infants and toddlers) |
| 阿姨 | ā yí | maternal aunt; term of address for a woman of one's mother's generation |
| 育儿嫂 (育兒嫂) | yù ér sǎo | nanny (for infants and toddlers) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 保姆.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 保护 (保護) | bǎo hù | to protect; to defend |
| 保证 (保證) | bǎo zhèng | guarantee; to guarantee |
| 保持 | bǎo chí | to keep; to maintain |
| 保障 | bǎo zhàng | to ensure; to guarantee |
| 确保 (確保) | què bǎo | to ensure; to guarantee |
| 保险 (保險) | bǎo xiǎn | insurance; to insure |
| 莱姆 (萊姆) | lái mǔ | (loanword) lime |
| 兰姆 (蘭姆) | lán mǔ | rum (beverage) (loanword) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “nanny”.
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.