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TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 詞
保姆 word · TOCFL C1 (est.)
保姆 ＝ 保 ＋ 姆
ㄅㄠˇ ㄇㄨˇ · bǎomǔ
noun — a nanny, a child-minder, a domestic carer

字源 FORM — what the parts do

保to keep safe, to look after (保護)bǎo
姆a nurse, governess (保姆)mǔ女 a woman + 母 mǔ for the sound
保姆，保護的保，保姆的姆。
關 · Related
褓姆bǎomǔthe same word written with 褓 (swaddling cloth) instead of 保奶媽nǎimāa wet-nurse — the older nursing role