nannying
Paid child supervision
Nannying is the work of caring for children in a household, typically as paid employment.
The term extends to overprotective or intrusive supervision of adults: The government's nannying of citizens has gone too far.
This disapproving sense suggests excessive paternalism—treating grown people like children who can't make their own decisions.
Caring for others' children temporarily
- infantVery young child
- toddlerChild learning to walk
- nurseryRoom for infants
- diapersInfant waste garments
naptime · highchair · stroller · pacifier · teething · crawling · potty-training · playtime
Residing at work
- governessPrivate household teacher
- caregiverOne providing daily assistance
- childminderProfessional youth caretaker
- housekeeperDomestic cleaning professional
agency · references · qualifications · certification · experience · salary · contract · duties
Forming close connections
- affectionateShowing warm regard
- compassionateShowing concern for sufferers
- tenderSoft or sore
- lovingFeeling deep affection
warmth · empathy · supportive · caring · comforting · attachment · reassurance · patience
Carefully attentive, observant
- vigilantKeenly aware of danger
- safeguardingPreventing harm or loss
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
childproofing · safety · attentive · responsible · trustworthy · reliable · accountability · boundaries
Related to growth stages
- cognitiveRelating to thinking
- literacyAbility to read, write
- numeracyAbility with figures
- teachingProfession of instructing others
tutoring · learning · reading · enrichment · milestones · socialization · play-based · flashcards
babysitting
Caring for others' children temporarily
diapers · naptime · highchair · stroller · pacifier · teething · crawling · potty-training · playtime · storytime
live-in
Residing at work
- governessPrivate household teacher
- caregiverOne providing daily assistance
- childminderProfessional youth caretaker
housekeeper · agency · references · qualifications · certification · experience · salary · contract · duties · employer
bonding
Forming close connections
- affectionateShowing warm regard
- compassionateShowing concern for sufferers
- tenderSoft or sore
loving · warmth · empathy · supportive · caring · comforting · attachment · reassurance · patience · gentleness
watchful
Carefully attentive, observant
- vigilantKeenly aware of danger
- safeguardingPreventing harm or loss
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
oversight · childproofing · safety · attentive · responsible · trustworthy · reliable · accountability · boundaries · routines
developmental
Related to growth stages
teaching · tutoring · learning · reading · enrichment · milestones · socialization · play-based · flashcards · counting
- caregivingcaregiver, take care, nurture, look after, compassionate care
- pink-collar jobsnurse, nursing, receptionist, secretary, teaching
- overparentinghelicopter parenting, helicopter parent, overprotective, overprotection, overprotecting
nannyingparenting
Nurturing and guiding children
mothering · fathering · foster parenting · adopting · grandparenting
nannyingneglecting
Failing to attend to
abandoning · ignoring · disregarding · inattention · dereliction
nannyingempowering
Giving authority or confidence
trusting · letting go · stepping back · non-interference · liberating