ня́ня

fairly common #4041

nounfeminineanimatecountable

1.
nanny, babysitter, nursemaid, childminder
Мы на́няли ня́ню для мла́дшего сы́на.
We hired a nanny for our youngest son.
The usual word for a hired carer of small children; also used affectionately of an old family nurse.
2.
nursing assistant, auxiliary nurse, carermedicine
Ня́ня помога́ла больным после опера́ции.
The auxiliary nurse looked after the patients after their operations.
Of hospital staff who wash and feed patients rather than of qualified nurses.

Examples

Няня, запеленавшая младенца, тихо вышла из комнаты.
The nanny who had swaddled the infant quietly left the room.
Она нанялась няней в богатую семью.
She got a job as a nanny with a wealthy family.
Обхаживаемый няней малыш быстро успокоился.
The baby, cared for by the nanny, quickly calmed down.
Няня, недоглядывавшая за ребёнком, испугалась, когда он убежал.
The nanny, who had failed to keep an eye on the child, was frightened when he ran away.
Ня́ня пыта́лась петь ребёнку, чтобы он усну́л.
The babysitter tried to sing the baby to sleep.
Няня, голубившая малыша, не отходила от колыбели.
The nanny, gently cuddling the baby, did not leave the cradle.
Няня, доглядывавшая за малышом, заметила его на балконе.
The nanny who was looking after the baby noticed him on the balcony.
Няня, обтиравшая малыша губкой, пела ему песню.
The nanny, wiping the baby with a sponge, sang it a song.