(old) female tutor

used in 保姆[bao3 mu3]

Woman (女) + mother sound (母) = female caretaker

母 (mǔ) gives the sound; 女 anchors the meaning in the feminine, pointing to a woman who tends and teaches. The word 保姆 still lives on as the everyday term for a nanny or caretaker.

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家里的保每天帮我们做饭。

jiā lǐ de bǎo mǔ měi tiān bāng wǒ men zuò fàn。

The housekeeper at home helps us cook every day.

她找了一位保来照顾年幼的孩子。

tā zhǎo le yī wèi bǎo mǔ lái zhào gù nián yòu de hái zi。

She found a nanny to take care of the young child.

Words with 姆

临时保姆

lín shí bǎo mǔ

temporary caregiver; babysitter

达姆弹

dá mǔ dàn

(loanword) dumdum bullet; expanding bullet

达累斯萨拉姆

dá lèi sī sà lā mǔ

Dar es Salaam (former capital of Tanzania)

阿姆哈拉

ā mǔ hā lā

Amhara (province, language and ethnic group of Ethiopia)

阿姆斯特丹

ā mǔ sī tè dān

Amsterdam, capital of Netherlands

阿姆斯特朗

ā mǔ sī tè lǎng

surname Armstrong

阿姆河

ā mǔ hé

formerly called Oxus by Greek and Western writers, and Gihon by medieval Islamic writers

阿希姆

ā xī mǔ

Askim (city in Østfold, Norway)

阿萨姆

ā sà mǔ

Assam, India

雷姆斯汀

léi mǔ sī tīng

variant of 德國戰車|德国战车, Rammstein (German metal band)

霍克海姆

huò kè hǎi mǔ

Horkheimer (philosopher)

霍尔姆斯

huò ěr mǔ sī

Holmes (name)

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