保bou2姆mou5

English

1. nanny; babysitter
2. maid; a woman who is hired to look after children or old people
3. housekeeper

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 請嚟專負責照顧小朋友或者老人家嘅女性（量詞：個）

Examples

• 請個保姆照顧細路。

  Hire a maid to look after the kids.

• 我好好彩，搵到一個好嘅保姆。

  I was lucky that I was able to find a good babysitter.

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• 我讀中學嗰陣做過保姆嚟賺外快。

  When I was in high school, I used to earn extra money babysitting.

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