Thesaurus results for BABYSITTER

babysitter

noun

Definition of babysitter

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 When her young charge is abducted on Halloween, a science-minded babysitter (Tamara Smart) and her reluctant guide (Oona Laurence) face down the Boogeyman (Tom Felton) and his hench-creatures to save him. — Sara Netzley, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Oct. 2026 The film, based on a short story by Greaves, follows a married couple with marital issues who leave a babysitter at home with their three kids during a rare night out. — Justin Kroll, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026 Charming staff move seamlessly, offering tea, telling you about golf tee off times and babysitters, while the Mediterranean winks at the horizon. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026 But Aesha, who has four nieces, is an experienced babysitter, and gets on with Kayden just fine. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026 The death of a 7-month-old boy was murder, and the family’s babysitter is a suspect, according to Charlotte-Mecklenburg police. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 18 Sep. 2026 On July 27, 2016, the teen answered the online ad seeking an overnight babysitter. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026 According to investigators, the 19-year-old victim responded to a Craigslist ad purporting to look for an overnight babysitter on July 27, 2016. — Dan Raby, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026 While the former babysitter hiccup is ostensibly the obstacle for Emma and Charlie’s love story, Emma gets over it pretty quickly, and that speed bump is a little too contrived and minor. — Katie Walsh, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026

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The prosecutor argued the beatings basically never stopped, claiming footage showed nannies beating one child, then turning their violence toward any of the other toddlers who wept while watching.

— James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
Vanessa offers to be their child’s nanny and to take care of everything so that Serena can focus on her job, which makes Serena feel guilty.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of nanny

Noun

Social workers, nurses, therapists, and home health aides provide care that depends not simply on technical skill, but on empathy, dignity, and compassion.

— Scott Levenson, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026
The high amount of overtime at the mental health department is related mainly to nurses working at the state’s mental health hospitals, Whiting and Connecticut Valley Hospital, which are both in Middletown.

— Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026

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