nannies
Live-in child watchers
Nannies is the plural of nanny—a person, typically a woman, employed to care for children in a household.
Nannies differ from babysitters in being regular employees rather than occasional helpers.
The word also applies to female goats.
The verb nanny means to be overprotective: Stop nannying me.
A nanny state is a government seen as excessively controlling citizens' behavior.
Hired child caretaker
- au pairForeign live-in childcare worker
- governessPrivate household teacher
- childminderProfessional youth caretaker
- nursemaidDomestic child caretaker
sitter · caretaker · guardian · chaperone · matron · tutor · attendant · companion
Recreation period for children
- storytellingRecounting events aloud
- bedtimeDesignated hour for retiring
- nurtureSupport growth and development
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
feeding · bathing · diapering · naptime · school pickup · homework help · potty training · developmental milestones
Showing kind concern
- patientAble to wait calmly
- attentivePaying close notice
- compassionateShowing concern for sufferers
- nurturingSupportive care-giving
gentle · kind · encouraging · supportive · loving · reassuring · empathetic · understanding
babysitter
Hired child caretaker
- au pairForeign live-in childcare worker
- governessPrivate household teacher
- childminderProfessional youth caretaker
nursemaid · sitter · caretaker · guardian · chaperone · matron · tutor · attendant · companion · minder
playtime
Recreation period for children
- storytellingRecounting events aloud
- bedtimeDesignated hour for retiring
- nurtureSupport growth and development
discipline · feeding · bathing · diapering · naptime · school pickup · homework help · potty training · developmental milestones · schedule
caring
Showing kind concern
- patientAble to wait calmly
- attentivePaying close notice
- compassionateShowing concern for sufferers
nurturing · gentle · kind · encouraging · supportive · loving · reassuring · empathetic · understanding · warm
housekeeper
Domestic cleaning professional
cleaning · meal prep · tidying · errands · groceries · room and board · household staff · butler · maid · chauffeur
- high societygossip, socialites, socialite, aristocrats, aristocrat
- domestic labordomestic workers, domestic servants, domestic service, household staff, housekeepers
- Victorian childhoodstreet children, foundlings, urchins, waifs, destitute children
- workersworkers, employee, employees, laborer, laborers
- Affluencewealth, wealthy, affluence, prestige, elite
- caregiverscaregiver, parents, carer, mothers, babysitter
nanniesparents
Mother and father
biological parents · mothers · fathers · birth parents · birth mothers
nanniesemployers
Those who hire staff
heads of household · homeowners · masters · mistresses · bosses