mother's helper

American  

noun

1. a person who is hired to assist in household chores, especially caring for children.

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Example Sentences

Family, a mother’s helper, a neighbor, a local preschool, a co-op, a nanny share: All of these types of support are there, so you can actually enjoy and treasure your children.

From Washington Post • Jan. 18, 2023

Can you have a mother’s helper or young teen come by to play games, walk around the neighborhood or hang out with your daughter?

From Washington Post • Oct. 19, 2022

But I can see how this would be very annoying to you—you must feel a little bit like you’re being drafted as a de facto mother’s helper.

From Slate • Sep. 28, 2020

At 12, she began spending her summers in the Hamptons as a mother’s helper, the first of many jobs she held, and saving serious money.

From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2011

In the beginning my sisters bustled indoors, playing the role of mother’s helper with more enthusiasm than they’d ever shown for housework in all their born days.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver