# yaya

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #29,151

## Definitions
1. A nanny; female caregiver; nursemaid

## Etymology
From Tagalog yaya, from Philippine Spanish yaya.

## Easily confused with
- **yea** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yaya-vs-yea)
- **yoga** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yaya-vs-yoga)
- **YMCA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yaya-vs-ymca)
- **Yoda** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yaya-vs-yoda)
- **Yuna** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yaya-vs-yuna)
- **yoyo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yaya-vs-yoyo)
- **ya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ya-vs-yaya)
- **yay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yay-vs-yaya)
- **yah** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yah-vs-yaya)
- **yan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yan-vs-yaya)
- **Yao** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yao-vs-yaya)
- **yak** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yak-vs-yaya)
- **yam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yam-vs-yaya)
- **yap** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yap-vs-yaya)
- **yaw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yaw-vs-yaya)
- **yar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yar-vs-yaya)
- **yas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yas-vs-yaya)
- **yat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yat-vs-yaya)
- **Yau** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yau-vs-yaya)
- **yard** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yard-vs-yaya)

## Common misspellings (5)
`ayya`, `yaay`, `yayya`, `yyaa`, `yyaya`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/yaya