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Synonyms

baby-sitter

British  

noun

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

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Example Sentences

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There’s Debbie, the 20-year-old baby-sitter from Boston whose older sister, “the one who goes to college,” told her about the phone.

From Los Angeles Times

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

"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

“My mother worked a lot, and movies were like my baby-sitter,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times

She was last seen alive on April 1, 2016, when she received a phone call to go meet her daughter’s baby-sitter, authorities said.

From Washington Times