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

Малыш, обуваемый няней, не мог усидеть на месте.
The toddler, being shod by the nanny, could not sit still.
Обхаживаемый няней малыш быстро успокоился.
The baby, cared for by the nanny, quickly calmed down.
Баюкающий голос няни успокоил малыша.
The nanny's soothing voice calmed the baby.
Я слы́шала, вы и́щете ня́ню.
I heard you were looking for a babysitter.
Няня, распеленавшая малыша, положила его в ванночку.
The nanny who had unswaddled the baby put him in the bathtub.
Том, познако́мься с твое́й но́вой ня́ней.
Tom, meet your new nanny.
Дети, вверяемые няне, чувствовали себя в безопасности.
The children entrusted to the nanny felt safe.
Няня, обкармливавшая малыша, наконец поняла свою ошибку.
The nanny who had been overfeeding the baby finally realized her mistake.