Kinderfrau
German, noun/ˈkɪndɐˌfʁaʊ̯/
Kinderfrau is spelled K-I-N-D-E-R-F-R-A-U (10 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written German, the 105,614th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kinderfrau is a German feminine noun meaning “nanny” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Frau, die ein Kind/Kinder betreut”.
What does Kinderfrau mean in English?
noun
- 1
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Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Frau, die ein Kind/Kinder betreut
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Kinderfrau
- Kinderfrauen plural
- Kinderfräulein diminutive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Kinderfrau?
- /ˈkɪndɐˌfʁaʊ̯/
- [ˈkɪndɐˌfʁaʊ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Kinderfrau
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Kinderfrau in German?
Kinderfrau appears about once in every 5 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).