childmindv.
/ˈtʃʌɪl(d)mʌɪnd/, U.S. /ˈtʃaɪl(d)ˌmaɪnd/ Chiefly British.
1. transitive. To look after (a child) as a childminder. Chiefly in passive.
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the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > care, protection, or charge > care for, protect, or have charge of [verb (transitive)] > take care of or look after > specifically a person > a child in parents' absence
mind1839
sit1950
babysit1962
childmind1969
1969 Listener 10 Apr. 480/3 Those who have been to kindergarten have, by and large, been ‘child-minded’ and have not had the advantages of modern pre-school educational methods.
2004 Guardian (Nexis) 1 July 5 Nearly 45% of babies and young children are..childminded by Gran.
2. intransitive. To engage in childminding, esp. professionally; to work as a childminder.
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the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > care, protection, or charge > care or protect [verb (intransitive)] > act as baby-sitter
babysit1946
sit1954
childmind1975
1975 P. White Let. 25 May (1994) xii. 457 I think poor Frances spent most of the holidays child-minding.
1995 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) (Nexis) 22 Aug. 29 The need for one of them to cut back on work to nurture, childmind, and homemake.
2004 Daily Record (Glasgow) (Nexis) 24 Mar. 14 I now childmind, still providing pre-school care and after school care.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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