What does nanny in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word nanny in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use nanny in Spanish.

The word nanny in Spanish means niñera, tata, tata, cuidar niños, cuidar a, cabra hembra. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word nanny

niñera

noun (childminder)

(nombre femenino: Sustantivo de género exclusivamente femenino, que lleva los artículos la o una en singular, y las o unas en plural. Exemplos: la mesa, una tabla.)
Erin hired a nanny to take care of her children while she was at work.
Erin contrató a una niñera para que cuidase de sus hijos mientras ella trabajaba.

tata

noun (UK, informal (grandmother) (ES, coloquial)

(nombre femenino: Sustantivo de género exclusivamente femenino, que lleva los artículos la o una en singular, y las o unas en plural. Exemplos: la mesa, una tabla.)
Sean went to stay with his nanny while his family was on vacation.
Sean se quedaba con su tata cuando su familia estaba de vacaciones.

tata

noun (UK, informal (Grandmother: in direct address) (ES, coloquial)

(nombre femenino: Sustantivo de género exclusivamente femenino, que lleva los artículos la o una en singular, y las o unas en plural. Exemplos: la mesa, una tabla.)
Laura looked at her grandmother and said, "Nanny, can I have a cookie?"
Laura miró a su abuela y dijo, "Tata, ¿puedo coger una galleta?".

cuidar niños

intransitive verb (watch children)

(locución verbal: Unidad léxica estable formada de dos o más palabras que funciona como verbo ("sacar fuerzas de flaqueza", "acusar recibo").)
Vanessa spent a year nannying before she went to college.
Vanesa paso un año cuidando niños antes de ir a la universidad.

cuidar a

transitive verb (mind a child)

Kate nannied four kids over the summer.
Kate cuidó a cuatro niños durante el verano.

cabra hembra

noun (animal: female goat)

My grandparents' farm has a billy goat, a nanny goat, and several kids.
La granja de mis abuelos tiene una cabra macho, una cabra hembra, y muchos niños.

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