שמרטף
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Hebrew[edit]
| Root |
|---|
| שׁ־מ־ר־ט־ף (š-m-r-ṭ-p) |
Etymology 1[edit]
From שמר (shamár, “to guard; (hence, by extension) to keep”) + טף (taf, “babies, infants, small children”).
Noun[edit]
שְׁמַרְטַף • (sh'martáf) m (plural indefinite שְׁמַרְטַפִּים, singular construct שְׁמַרְטַף־, plural construct שְׁמַרְטַפֵּי־, feminine counterpart שְׁמַרְטַפִּית)
- A (male) babysitter: a (male) person who takes care of one or more infants or children.
Synonyms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
From the above, via the root ש־מ־ר־ט־ף (sh-m-r-t-p).
Verb[edit]
שְׁמִרְטֵף • (sh'mirtéf) third-singular masculine past (pi'el construction)
- To babysit: to act as a babysitter (for).
Verb[edit]
שְׁמֻרְטַף • (sh'murtáf) third-singular masculine past (pu'al construction)
References[edit]
- “שְׁמַרְטַף” in Abraham Even-Shoshan (אַבְרָהָם אֶבֶן־שׁוֹשָׁן) et al., הַמִּלּוֹן הֶחָדָשׁ (ha-milón he-khadásh, “The New Dictionary”), Kiryat-Sefer Ltd. (קִרְיַת־סֵפֶר בְּע״ם) (1984), →ISBN, volume 3 of 3 (ק to ת), page 1389.