Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A person engaged to care for one or more children in the temporary absence of parents or guardians.
- noun A person who cares for or watches over someone or something that needs attention or guidance.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A person engaged to care for children when the parents are not home.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A person who
cares for one or more babies or children for a short period of time in place of theirlegal guardians .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a person engaged to care for children when the parents are not home
- noun a person engaged to care for children when the parents are not home
Etymologies
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Examples
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But, Kyra, what's interesting about this case is this will remind many people in Detroit, Michigan, of what they call the babysitter case.
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I'm not proud of that, but when I realize I'm actually a little early heading home and that the babysitter is still there for another half hour, I have pulled over to a parking space to get some reading done.
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April's usual babysitter is in the hospital, so she decides it's best to have her three-year-old daughter close by, watching children's videos in the office, while she works.
The Garden of Last Days by Andre Dubus III: Book summary 2010
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That babysitter is getting out of the hospital soon and going into rehabilitation.
Rick Hamlin: When We Promise to Pray for a Friend, We Should Do It! Rick Hamlin 2010
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That babysitter is getting out of the hospital soon and going into rehabilitation.
Rick Hamlin: When We Promise to Pray for a Friend, We Should Do It! Rick Hamlin 2010
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Park around here means you might get shot … tv as babysitter is always wrong, tv as family time activity after chores and homework is fine – but Bones, NCIS – that is not appropriate for all ages – and to the 14 yr old – really not for you
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That babysitter is getting out of the hospital soon and going into rehabilitation.
Rick Hamlin: When We Promise to Pray for a Friend, We Should Do It! Rick Hamlin 2010
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The babysitter is booked, and Shawn has decided that what she really wants is a place that will serve plentiful Margaritas and fried icecream.
Day in the Life of an Idiot lyda222 2009
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That babysitter is getting out of the hospital soon and going into rehabilitation.
Rick Hamlin: When We Promise to Pray for a Friend, We Should Do It! Rick Hamlin 2010
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But a couple of days before the Today show aired I called our babysitter and finally told her the news.
Misconception Paul 2010
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