noun
female childcare worker; nursery school teacher
Dated term for a female childcare worker or nursery school teacher. The modern gender-neutral term is 保育士.
See also: 保育士
昔は保母と呼ばれていたが、今は保育士という。
They used to be called 保母, but now they are called 保育士.
彼女は
She worked as a nursery school teacher for many years.
Modern, gender-neutral term for a childcare worker or nursery school teacher. 保母 is the older, female-specific term.
Compound of 保 (ほ, 'care for') and 母 (ぼ, 'mother'), reflecting the traditional association of childcare with women.