baby-sitter
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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
Now, the pandemic has forced her to be a short-order cook, housekeeper, laundry supervisor, tutor, translator, tech consultant, baby-sitter — actually, a third parent.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 17, 2020
In the poignant first story, “Saying Goodbye to Yang,” the family’s android baby-sitter suffers a sudden, fatal malfunction one morning at the breakfast table.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 7, 2016
He has a baby-sitter who takes him to school and picks him up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2015
He cocked an ear, rolled his eyes, and ignored the baby-sitter.
From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George
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