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 a nurse showed her a dog food pellet, Laura said the child may have eaten it while unattended at a babysitter’s home, the affidavit states.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2026
Four of them were his sisters; the other was a babysitter.
—Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
For families There’s nothing here in the way of kids’ clubs or babysitter service, at least not yet.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Mar. 2026
Her childhood babysitter was fellow Iowan Jean Seberg.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 30 Mar. 2026
Raised in Iowa, where one of her babysitters was future actress Jean Seberg, Hurt made her big-screen debut in Interiors (1978), Woody Allen’s first full foray into drama.
—Chris Koseluk, HollywoodReporter, 29 Mar. 2026
Griselda, a single mom originally from Honduras, had to leave her young daughters with their babysitter for four months.
—Jeff Ernsthausen, ProPublica, 23 Mar. 2026
Josh Duggar was also alleged to have molested four of his sisters and a babysitter years earlier.
—CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026
But when Noel was 9 months old, her mother left the girls at a babysitter.
—Kansas City Star, 15 Mar. 2026
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2026
Four of them were his sisters; the other was a babysitter.
—Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
For families There’s nothing here in the way of kids’ clubs or babysitter service, at least not yet.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Mar. 2026
Her childhood babysitter was fellow Iowan Jean Seberg.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 30 Mar. 2026
Raised in Iowa, where one of her babysitters was future actress Jean Seberg, Hurt made her big-screen debut in Interiors (1978), Woody Allen’s first full foray into drama.
—Chris Koseluk, HollywoodReporter, 29 Mar. 2026
Griselda, a single mom originally from Honduras, had to leave her young daughters with their babysitter for four months.
—Jeff Ernsthausen, ProPublica, 23 Mar. 2026
Josh Duggar was also alleged to have molested four of his sisters and a babysitter years earlier.
—CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026
But when Noel was 9 months old, her mother left the girls at a babysitter.
—Kansas City Star, 15 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for babysitter
Noun
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One point lifted from Shear’s life was his experience working as a Manhattan family manny (a male nanny).—
Payton Turkeltaub,
Variety,
3 Apr. 2026
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The former South Carolina politician − who resigned from his role as state treasurer in 2007 after pleading guilty to a federal drug charge − was accused of assaulting a former nanny in 2015.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Anyone with concerns or questions is asked to contact the district's main office or the school nurse.—
Mike Darnay,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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From parents getting their students ready for school, bus drivers getting them there, the nurses, cafeteria staff, teachers.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Babysitter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/babysitter. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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