Bulgarian edit

Etymology edit

From ба́вя (bávja, to babysit, entertain a child) +‎ -а́чка (-áčka, female occupational suffix).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [bɐˈvat͡ʃkɐ]
  • (file)

Noun edit

бава́чка (baváčkaf

  1. female babysitter
    Synonym: детегледа́чка (detegledáčka)

Declension edit

References edit

  • бавачка”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • бавачка”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010