שמרטוף

Hebrew

Etymology
Root
שׁ־מ־ר־ט־ף‎ (š-m-r-ṭ-p)

Action noun of שְׁמִרְטֵף‎ (sh'mirtéf, “to babysit”), from שְׁמַרְטַף‎ (sh'martáf, “a babysitter”), a compound of שמר‎ (shamár, “to guard; (hence, by extension) to keep”) +‎ טף‎ (taf, “babies, infants, small children”).

Noun

שְׁמִרְטוּף • (shmirtúf) m [pattern: קִטּוּל]

  1. babysitting (work of a babysitter)
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.