as in nanny
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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Recent Examples of babysitter
In 1988, when Andrew was a college junior, a 30-year-old babysitter with a history of mental illness, Laurie Dann, went to the Andrews home after shooting six children at Hubbard Woods Elementary School in Winnetka.
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Alexandra Murphy,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2026
Plenty of people are seemingly starting to feel like depleted AI babysitters.
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Lila Shroff,
The Atlantic,
18 June 2026
According to the police report, the 5-year-old victim was at her babysitter's home when she was inappropriately touched by Hernandez, who was also inside the house.
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Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2026
But not everyone is convinced robots should be used as babysitters or elderly care workers.
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Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
One woman intended to use the time to order electrolytes online, another was seeking earring backs, and a third needed to find a male babysitter, as well as a summer swim program, for a four-and-a-half-year-old who is afraid of the water.
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Patricia Marx,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
Riffle said Joshua George dropped Oliver George off with their babysitter on the morning he was injured.
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Erika Stanish,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
Maybe these people have a babysitter to release.
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Judith Martin,
Sun Sentinel,
8 June 2026
But one winner refreshingly thanked all the babysitters that made their career possible.
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ABC News,
8 June 2026
Alexandra Murphy,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2026
Plenty of people are seemingly starting to feel like depleted AI babysitters.
—
Lila Shroff,
The Atlantic,
18 June 2026
According to the police report, the 5-year-old victim was at her babysitter's home when she was inappropriately touched by Hernandez, who was also inside the house.
—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2026
But not everyone is convinced robots should be used as babysitters or elderly care workers.
—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
One woman intended to use the time to order electrolytes online, another was seeking earring backs, and a third needed to find a male babysitter, as well as a summer swim program, for a four-and-a-half-year-old who is afraid of the water.
—
Patricia Marx,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
Riffle said Joshua George dropped Oliver George off with their babysitter on the morning he was injured.
—
Erika Stanish,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
Maybe these people have a babysitter to release.
—
Judith Martin,
Sun Sentinel,
8 June 2026
But one winner refreshingly thanked all the babysitters that made their career possible.
—
ABC News,
8 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for babysitter
Noun
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Tierra Davis, who is a nanny, was born and raised in Los Angeles but now lives in Inglewood, Calif.
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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.
Noun
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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.
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Hours after the crash, some passengers sat on bleachers and others at tables across from one another, as police, nurses and paramedics moved about.
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“Babysitter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/babysitter. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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