保ほ父ふ

noun

male childcare worker; male carer

Dated term for a male caregiver in a nursery school or children's home. The modern, gender-neutral term is 保育士.

See also: 保育士

• 昔むかしは保ほ父ふという言こと葉ばが使つかわれていたが、今いまは保ほ育いく士しが一いっ般ぱん的てきだ。

  The word 保父 was used in the past, but now 保育士 is common.