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childminder

[ chahyld-mahyn-der ]
/ ˈtʃaɪldˌmaɪn dər /
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noun British.
a baby-sitter.
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Origin of childminder

First recorded in 1940–45; child + mind + -er1

Words nearby childminder

child labor, child labor laws, child labour, childlike, childly, childminder, childness, child pornography, childproof, child psychiatry, child psychology
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British Dictionary definitions for childminder

childminder
noun
a person who looks after children, esp those whose parents are working
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