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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Recent Examples of babysitter
And don’t count out Stavros Halkias in a Paul Walter Hauser-type performance as Teddy’s childhood babysitter who’s now the town cop.
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 28 Aug. 2025
In an almost identical situation, Raya was helped by not having a defender — or, in Keane’s words, ‘a babysitter’ — wrestling with De Ligt.
—Art De Roché, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
On nights her mother couldn’t get a babysitter, Vikander, who has five half-siblings on her father’s side, would be backstage, mainly watching Shakespeare.
—Sarah Crompton, Vogue, 19 Aug. 2025
In most families, grandmothers are pillars of support, legendary cooks, the matriarchs who are the keepers of all the family's stories (and secrets), and the very willing babysitter who frequently sweeps in to save date night.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 14 Aug. 2025
Your babysitter will steal your baby and raise it as her own.
—Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 13 Aug. 2025
And still reeling from the departure of beloved babysitter.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 13 Aug. 2025
The gay babysitter Carlino featured in the film is also based on the sisters’ babysitter.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2025
At the time of the shooting, Scott was the best friend of Serafini's wife Erin Spohr and an occasional babysitter for the couple's two young boys.
—Chris Spargo, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 28 Aug. 2025
In an almost identical situation, Raya was helped by not having a defender — or, in Keane’s words, ‘a babysitter’ — wrestling with De Ligt.
—Art De Roché, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
On nights her mother couldn’t get a babysitter, Vikander, who has five half-siblings on her father’s side, would be backstage, mainly watching Shakespeare.
—Sarah Crompton, Vogue, 19 Aug. 2025
In most families, grandmothers are pillars of support, legendary cooks, the matriarchs who are the keepers of all the family's stories (and secrets), and the very willing babysitter who frequently sweeps in to save date night.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 14 Aug. 2025
Your babysitter will steal your baby and raise it as her own.
—Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 13 Aug. 2025
And still reeling from the departure of beloved babysitter.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 13 Aug. 2025
The gay babysitter Carlino featured in the film is also based on the sisters’ babysitter.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2025
At the time of the shooting, Scott was the best friend of Serafini's wife Erin Spohr and an occasional babysitter for the couple's two young boys.
—Chris Spargo, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for babysitter
Noun
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Abby quietly married Josh, an army veteran and nurse, in 2021, though news of their nuptials didn’t break until 2024.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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Yet, bizarrely, the TV show undercuts this angle by inventing a serial killer nurse from whole cloth, a move that shifts the blame away from systemic forces and toward a motiveless scoundrel.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Fox News pundits such as Glenn Beck and Sean Hannity portrayed Let’s Move as a nanny-state plot to control the American diet, a slippery slope to the criminalization of french fries.—
Tom Bartlett,
The Atlantic,
1 Sep. 2025
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The nanny managed to escape and call authorities.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
People.com,
1 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Kenwood’s sitter has her hair in ringlets, while Philadelphia’s does not.—
Gareth Harris,
CNN Money,
2 Sep. 2025
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The sitter ended up with a surprise when Tilly gave birth one week earlier than expected to 14 puppies, not the expected six to eight.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Babysitter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/babysitter. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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