babysitter

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Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /ˈbeɪbiˌsɪtɚ/

Noun

babysitter (plural babysitters)

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 moms' children.

Related terms

• babysit
• house-sitter

Translations

• French: baby-sitter, gardien d’enfant, gardienne d’enfant, bonne d’enfant
• German: Babysitter, Babysitterin, Kinderhüter, Kinderhüterin, Kinderbetreuer, Kinderbetreuerin
• Italian: baby-sitter
• Portuguese: babá
• Russian: приходя́щая ня́ня
• Spanish: niñera, canguro (Spain), china (Costa Rica)

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