babysitternoun [ C ]
uk/ˈbeɪ.biˌsɪt.ər/us/ˈbeɪ.biˌsɪt̬.ɚ/US also sitterB1 someone who takes care of your baby or child while you are out, usually by coming to your home, especially someone you pay to do this:
I promised the babysitter that we'd be home by midnight.
US UK childminder a person whose job is to take care of other people's children in her or his own home:
I dropped the kids off at the babysitter's.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Parenting & caring for children
- adopt
- adopted
- adoption
- adoptive
- attachment parenting
- child-rearing
- childless
- childminder
- counsellor
- custodial
- custody
- nursemaid
- nursery nurse
- nurture
- one-parent family
- open adoption
- pediatrician
- upbringing
- visitation
- wean
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