babysitter
nouncommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈbeɪ̯biˌsɪtə//
- United Kingdom/[ˈbe̞ɪ̯bɪi̯ˌsɪtʰə]/
- United States//ˈbeɪ̯biˌsɪtɚ//
- United States/[ˈbeɪ̯bɪi̯ˌsɪɾɚ]/
- Australia//ˈbæ̝ɪ̯biˌsɪtɚ//
A person who cares for one or more babies or children for a short period of time in place of their legal guardians.
noun
- 1
A person who cares for one or more babies or children for a short period of time in place of their legal guardians.
My neighbor is sometimes a babysitter for other mothers’ children.
- 2
A person who has to watch or attend to anything or anyone unnecessarily closely; a coddler or handholder.
He said he did not want to be on tenterhooks worrying about us and having to act as a babysitter for grown men.
Etymology
From baby + sitter.
Forms
- plural
- babysitters
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