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
“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
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
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
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
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