sitter

Definition of sitternext
as in nanny
a person employed to care for a young child or children we'll be going to the movie if we can get a sitter for the kids

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Recent Examples of sitter Things went from high to low for Rossi and Ed Carpenter Racing when, after qualifying P2 for the race, sandwiched on the front row by pole sitter and reigning champion Alex Palou and Team Penske's David Malukas, Rossi had a major crash in Monday's practice session. Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026 There’s always a long to-do list before vacation, from securing a dog sitter to triple-checking the locks. Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 15 May 2026 Controlling how air moves under the sitter, whereby the seating angle can change dramatically depending on posture, is the critical and trickiest aspect of inflatable furniture. Jack Bantock, CNN Money, 14 May 2026 Rovman Powell couldn’t hold on to an overhead catch of Kohli in the power play at short cover and Vaibhav Arora missed a sitter at deep backward square leg when Padikkal was on 22. ABC News, 13 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for sitter
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Noun
  • Tierra Davis, who is a nanny, was born and raised in Los Angeles but now lives in Inglewood, Calif.
    Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 22 June 2026
  • Parents from working- and middle-class households are more likely to rely on screens compared to high-income parents, who can hire childcare services, such as full-time nannies.
    Aarushi Bhandari, The Conversation, 19 June 2026
Noun
  • Rodríguez also said the country’s entire public and private healthcare network had been activated to treat the injured, urging doctors, nurses and other medical personnel to report immediately to their workplaces.
    Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 25 June 2026
  • Hours after the crash, some passengers sat on bleachers and others at tables across from one another, as police, nurses and paramedics moved about.
    The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 25 June 2026

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“Sitter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sitter. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.

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