babysitter

as in nurse
a person employed to care for a young child or children a babysitter who is a great favorite with the kids because he's always thinking of fun things to do

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Noun
  • The program under scrutiny – called Public Service Loan Forgiveness, or PSLF – allows Americans in public service careers (such as nurses, firefighters and some nonprofit professions) to have their student debt canceled after a decade of on-time payments.
    Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 5 July 2025
  • My daughter’s nurse, Melissa, was an angel to all of us.
    Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 3 July 2025
Noun
  • Shahani moved out, left the children with Edmonds and moved in with their nanny, according to court records.
    Laura A. Bischoff, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
  • Palmer first introduced Pavlovich to Gaiman as the couple’s live-in nanny.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 1 July 2025
Noun
  • There is a site called Rover that provides pet sitters.
    Jamie L. LaReau, Freep.com, 9 July 2025
  • Screenshots of the viral clip show Bo slowly warming to his sitter after accepting her bribe.
    Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
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“Babysitter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/babysitter. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.

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