baby-sitter

British  

noun

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

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baby-sitter

But I do think we have a bigger expectation of what we want when we go out, when we get the baby-sitter, when we pay for parking.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 2, 2024

"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

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

Until Cole could figure out what Garvey wanted, he resented the visits—he didn’t need a friend or a baby-sitter.

From "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen