yaya

American  

[yah-yah] / ˈyɑˌyɑ /

noun

plural

yayas

1. in the Philippines, a nanny or other female caregiver employed by a family to tend someone in the home.

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Example Sentences

For Yaya Ogun, one of the team riders, group skates are an opportunity to build community and make friends.

From Los Angeles Times

Previously describing himself as a box-to-box midfielder who grew up admiring Yaya Toure and David Silva, he was deployed in the full-back role last season by manager Pep Guardiola through necessity because of injuries.

From BBC

Her youngest son, 4-year-old Khian-khian, is too small to carry much, but insists on toting his best friend, a stuffed toy duck, Yaya.

From The Wall Street Journal

When the travelling Manchester City fans at Huddersfield sang the names of Yaya and Kolo Toure among their usual repertoire of songs for former players, they might not have expected to see another set of brothers step onto the pitch in Yorkshire not long after.

From BBC

This is what you need to manage at the top level, and this particular course attracts some of football's biggest names, as illustrated by a list of graduates that includes Thierry Henry, Yaya Toure, Roberto Martinez and Mikel Arteta.

From BBC