A childminder is someone whose job it is to look after children when the children's parents are away or are at work.Childminders usually work in their own homes.
[British]
childminder in British English
noun
a person who looks after children, esp those whose parents are working
Examples of 'childminder' in a sentence
childminder
Tax credits will still only be used for formal care such as a nursery or childminder.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
As a young mother trying to make ends meet as a cleaner and childminder, she had no inclination to join a civil rights organisation.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
I know one married woman who works long hours for a misogynist boss to pay a childminder she doesn't entirely trust.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
There are less costly forms of care, such as a childminder or a nursery, but no options are cheap.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Now it is not financially viable for many of them who don't work nine-to-five because of the cost of a nanny or childminder.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Many are forced to cut back on FOOD just to pay for a childminder while they go outto work, a survey has found.
The Sun (2011)
In other languages
childminder
British English: childminder /ˈtʃaɪldˌmaɪndə/ NOUN
A childminder is someone whose job it is to look after children when the children's parents are away or are at work. Childminders usually work in their own homes.
American English: nanny
Arabic: جَلِيسُ الطِفْل
Brazilian Portuguese: babá
Chinese: 儿童保育员
Croatian: pazitelj djece
Czech: chůva
Danish: dagplejemor
Dutch: kinderoppas
European Spanish: niñero
Finnish: perhepäivähoitaja
French: nounou
German: Tagesmutter
Greek: άτομο που προσέχει παιδιά
Italian: bambinaia
Japanese: チャイルドマインダー
Korean: 보모
Norwegian: barnevakt
Polish: opiekunka do dziecka
European Portuguese: baby-sitter
Romanian: supraveghetor de copii
Russian: няня, присматривающая за детьми у себя на дому