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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

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

One of her friends, a receptionist at a physical therapy center, lost her job and is now seeking work as a baby-sitter.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2020

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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