Babysitter
ahd-5
noun.
A person engaged to care for one or more children in the temporary absence of parents or guardians.
noun.
A person who cares for or watches over someone or something that needs attention or guidance.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
A person engaged to care for children when the parents are not home.
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noun.
A person who
cares
for one or more babies or children for a short period of time in place of their
legal guardians
.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun.
a person engaged to care for children when the parents are not home
noun.
a person engaged to care for children when the parents are not home
Word Usage
"But, Kyra, what's interesting about this case is this will remind many people in Detroit, Michigan, of what they call the babysitter case."
cross-reference
nanny
nurse
Equivalent
baby-sitter
Etymologically Related
babysit
house-sitter
Form
babysitter test
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
keeper
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
30-second
bioassay
bobolink
bookworm
bulimia
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
sitter