baby-sitter
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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
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
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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