childmindingn.

Brit.

/ˈtʃʌɪl(d)ˌmʌɪndɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈtʃaɪl(d)ˌmaɪndɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: child n., minding n.

Etymology: < child n. + minding n.

Chiefly British.

The action of looking after children; esp. the care of other people's children, (now) usually in one's own home, as a paid occupation.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > care, protection, or charge > [noun] > care for or looking after > care of child or children

childcare1896

childminding1918

kangaroo care1991

1918 M. F. Peirce New York iii. xx. 130 All girls between sixteen and twenty-one who are unskilled workers and who are not required at home to assist their mothers in home child-minding, cooking, cleaning, laundering, and mending, shall go into service in responsible families until they are of age.

1919 Trenton (New Jersey) Evening Times 21 Mar. 8/1 (advt.) Half-grown girl wants light housework or child minding to do.

1955 Econ. Jrnl. 65 322 I violently disagree..that housewives' general services of cooking, cleaning, child bearing, child minding and the like should be considered economic activity.

1980 R. Liljeström in R. S. Rainer Equal Employm. Policy for Women xviii. 394 [The] woman [of the family] is household mother, but does odd jobs or works at home—for instance, daytime childminding.

2000 Independent 6 Mar. i. 10/8 The community noticeboard is bare but for two offers of child-minding and a bus timetable.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	childminding
释义	childmindingn. Brit. /ˈtʃʌɪl(d)ˌmʌɪndɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈtʃaɪl(d)ˌmaɪndɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: child n., minding n. Etymology: < child n. + minding n. Chiefly British. The action of looking after children; esp. the care of other people's children, (now) usually in one's own home, as a paid occupation. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > care, protection, or charge > [noun] > care for or looking after > care of child or children childcare1896 childminding1918 kangaroo care1991 1918 M. F. Peirce New York iii. xx. 130 All girls between sixteen and twenty-one who are unskilled workers and who are not required at home to assist their mothers in home child-minding, cooking, cleaning, laundering, and mending, shall go into service in responsible families until they are of age. 1919 Trenton (New Jersey) Evening Times 21 Mar. 8/1 (advt.) Half-grown girl wants light housework or child minding to do. 1955 Econ. Jrnl. 65 322 I violently disagree..that housewives' general services of cooking, cleaning, child bearing, child minding and the like should be considered economic activity. 1980 R. Liljeström in R. S. Rainer Equal Employm. Policy for Women xviii. 394 [The] woman [of the family] is household mother, but does odd jobs or works at home—for instance, daytime childminding. 2000 Independent 6 Mar. i. 10/8 The community noticeboard is bare but for two offers of child-minding and a bus timetable. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1918
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