保ほ母ぼほぼCommon word›JLPTN2›Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000Meanings1nounfemale childcare worker; nursery school teacherdated termDated term for a female childcare worker or nursery school teacher. The modern gender-neutral term is 保育士.See also: 保育士昔むかしは保ほ母ぼと呼よば