Shmartaf (שמרטף) means babysitter in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
babysitter
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Shmartaf.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מי שלשם פרנסתו משגיח על ילדי אחרים בשעה שהלה יצאו מביתם לשעה קלה.
The word Shmartaf is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שְׁמַרְטַף
- Written without vowel points
- שמרטף
- Said
- shmartaf
- Plural
- שְׁמַרְטַפִּים
- Feminine form
- שְׁמַרְטַפִּית
- Inflections
- ר׳ שְׁמַרְטַפִּים, נ׳ שְׁמַרְטַפִּית, נ״ר שְׁמַרְטַפִּיוֹת
- Gematria
- 629
This is how Shmartaf is said in other languages.
- English
- babysitter
These words mean nearly the same as Shmartaf.
- בייביסיטרbabysitter
- שומר טף
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These words rhyme with Shmartaf.
These words come before and after Shmartaf in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shmartaf.
What does Shmartaf (שמרטף) mean in Hebrew?
Shmartaf (שמרטף) means babysitter. It is said shmartaf, with the stress on taf.
What is a synonym for Shmartaf (שמרטף)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Shmartaf (שמרטף) are בייביסיטר and שומר טף.
What rhymes with Shmartaf (שמרטף)?
Words that rhyme with Shmartaf (שמרטף) include כנף, ענף, אף, כף, דף, and גף.
Is Shmartaf (שמרטף) masculine or feminine?
The word Shmartaf (שמרטף) is a masculine noun, and its plural is שְׁמַרְטַפִּים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שמרטף of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.