niñera

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See also: niněra

Spanish

Etymology

From niña +‎ -era.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /niˈɲeɾa/
  • Rhymes: -eɾa
  • Syllabification: ni‧ñe‧ra

Noun

niñera f (plural niñeras, masculine niñero, masculine plural niñeros)

  1. babysitter (female)
    Synonym: cangura
    • 2017 March 29, Jesús Ferrero, “La asesina y el Goncourt”, in El País, Madrid, →ISSN:
      La novela de Leila Slimani explora la segunda opción, ya que desde las primeras páginas sabemos que una niñera del distrito X de París ha apuñalado salvajemente a dos niños que estaban a su cuidado.
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