childcare worker; nanny; protective role
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
nanny; housekeeper; domestic helper
The most common meaning, referring to a female domestic worker primarily responsible for childcare.
Tā她
qǐng请
le了
yī一
wèi位
bǎo保
mǔ姆
lái来
zhào照
gù顾
hái孩
zi子
。
She hired a nanny to take care of the child.
Zhè这
ge个
xiǎo小
qū区
yǒu有
hěn很
duō多
zhǎo找
gōng工
zuò作
de的
bǎo保
mǔ姆
。
There are many domestic helpers looking for work in this neighborhood.
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Wǒ我
de的
bǎo保
mǔ姆
zuò做
fàn饭
hěn很
hǎo好
chī吃
。
My housekeeper cooks very well.
noun
protective, nurturing, or controlling entity or policy
neutralOften used metaphorically and sometimes pejoratively to describe overprotective or micromanaging systems.
Zhè这
ge个
tiáo条
lì例
jiù就
xiàng像
yī一
ge个
bǎo保
mǔ姆
，
guò过
dù度
gān干
yù预
le了
shì市
chǎng场
。
This regulation is like a nanny, excessively interfering in the market.
Zài在
mǒu某
xiē些
guó国
jiā家
，
zhèng政
fǔ府
bàn扮
yǎn演
zhe着
shè社
huì会
bǎo保
mǔ姆
de的
jué角
sè色
。
In some countries, the government plays the role of a societal guardian.
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Tā他
shì是
ge个
jì技
shù术
zhái宅
，
lí离
bù不
kāi开
gè各
zhǒng种
ruǎn软
jiàn件
de的
bǎo保
mǔ姆
shì式
fú服
wù务
。
He's a tech geek who can't do without the nanny-like services of various software.