שמרטוף

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
שׁ־מ־ר־ט־ף (sh-m-r-ṭ-p)
2 terms

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)
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