Kindermädchen
German
Etymology
Kind (“child”) + -er- + Mädchen (“girl”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɪndɐmɛːtçən/
Audio (file) - 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 | ||||
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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