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Synonyms

baby-sitter

British  

noun

  1. a person who takes care of a child or children while the parents are out

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"We all have weekly shifts assigned and there is no limit to the number of hours we can work," says Pizza, who boosts her income helping out as a baby-sitter, cleaner and waiter.

From Reuters Jan. 31, 2023

“It can be rather frustrating to an experienced and normally effective mother to see a young baby-sitter or day care worker doing better with her child than she,” Ames writes.

From Slate Feb. 17, 2021

Newsday reports that Grechen Shirley has paid a baby-sitter $22 an hour from campaign funds to watch her two children, ages 2 and 3, while she ran for office and her husband worked in Manhattan.

From Seattle Times May 10, 2018

“Education is the best way to help that, otherwise you’re just a glorified baby-sitter out here.”

From Washington Times Jul. 23, 2016

Aunt Ethel is real, but having her be my baby-sitter?

From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements

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