Hebrew

Noun

שְׁמַרְטַף • ‎(sh'martáf) m ‎(plural indefinite שְׁמַרְטַפִּים, singular construct שְׁמַרְטַף־, plural construct שְׁמַרְטַפֵּי־, feminine counterpart שְׁמַרְטַפִּית)

1. A (male) babysitter: a (male) person who takes care of one or more infants or children.

Synonyms

• (babysitter): בייביסיטר ‎(beibisiter), שומר טף ‎(shomér-taf)

Etymology 2

From the above, via the root ש־מ־ר־ט־ף ‎(sh-m-r-t-p).

Verb

שְׁמִרְטֵף • ‎(sh'mirtéf) ‎(pi'el construction)

1. To babysit: to act as a babysitter (for).

Verb

שְׁמֻרְטַף • ‎(sh'murtáf) ‎(pu'al construction)

1. Defective spelling of שמורטף.

References

• “שְׁמַרְטַף” in Abraham Even-Shoshan (אַבְרָהָם אֶבֶן־שֹׁשָן) et al., הַמִּלּוֹן הֶחָדָשׁ ‎(ha-milón he-khadásh, “The New Dictionary”), Kiryat-Sefer Ltd. (קִרְיַת־סֵפֶר בְּע״ם)‎ (1984), ISBN 965-17-0084-X, volume 3 of 3 (ק to ת), page 1389.