保母(ほぼ)day-care worker in a kindergarten, nursery school, etc.

昔(むかし)は保育(ほいく)士(し)のことを保母(ほぼ)と呼(よ)んでいました。

In the past, a day-care worker in a kindergarten, nursery school, etc. was referred to as a "nursemaid." {day-care worker in a kindergarten, nursery school, etc.}

保母(ほぼ)という単語(たんご)は、今(いま)はほとんど使(つか)われません。

The term "nursery school worker" is hardly used nowadays. {day-care worker in a kindergarten, nursery school, etc.}

保育(ほいく)所(しょ)で児童(じどう)のために働(はたら)いている女性(じょせい)を保母(ほぼ)と言(い)います。

A woman who works for children in a daycare center is referred to as a day-care worker in a kindergarten, nursery school, etc. {day-care worker in a kindergarten, nursery school, etc.}

保母(ほぼ)にしてみれば、子供(こども)がする事(こと)など全(すべ)て予測(よそく)可能(かのう)なのだろう。

From the perspective of a daycare worker in a kindergarten or nursery school, they would probably be able to predict everything that a child does. {day-care worker in a kindergarten, nursery school, etc.}

二十(にじゅう)人(にん)からいる園児(えんじ)全員(ぜんいん)の面倒(めんどう)を見(み)るなんて、保母(ほぼ)には頭(あたま)が上(あ)がりません。

I have nothing but respect for the nursery school workers who take care of all the children, as many as twenty of them. {day-care worker in a kindergarten, nursery school, etc.}