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
Your babysitter calls in sick, or your day care shuts down, perhaps permanently, and the feeling curdles into existential dread.
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Lauren Hilgers, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
But then Ross moved Steve just a little bit closer to the edge, sending everyone's favorite babysitter careening off the desk.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Dec. 2025
Our daughters would be at his house with a babysitter.
—Karan Mahajan, New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2025
Under pressure from her adult daughter to move and become a live-in babysitter, 74-year-old Agnes finds agency in an unexpected place.
—Elaina Patton, IndieWire, 15 Dec. 2025
The family's babysitter, Mahasti Ameli, agreed with Amie.
—Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 3 Dec. 2025
Having no cool aunt of my own and no elder sisters, just teenage babysitters and camp counselors (each with their own unique but tenuous grasp on anatomy and reproductive science), the book felt warm, inviting, and—perhaps most important to my terrified, bleeding, self—safe.
—Literary Hub, 10 Nov. 2025
Schimpf says this will help grandparents and babysitters be able to refer to rules for safe sleep at all times.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 4 Nov. 2025
Lauren Hilgers, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
But then Ross moved Steve just a little bit closer to the edge, sending everyone's favorite babysitter careening off the desk.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Dec. 2025
Our daughters would be at his house with a babysitter.
—Karan Mahajan, New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2025
Under pressure from her adult daughter to move and become a live-in babysitter, 74-year-old Agnes finds agency in an unexpected place.
—Elaina Patton, IndieWire, 15 Dec. 2025
The family's babysitter, Mahasti Ameli, agreed with Amie.
—Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 3 Dec. 2025
Having no cool aunt of my own and no elder sisters, just teenage babysitters and camp counselors (each with their own unique but tenuous grasp on anatomy and reproductive science), the book felt warm, inviting, and—perhaps most important to my terrified, bleeding, self—safe.
—Literary Hub, 10 Nov. 2025
Schimpf says this will help grandparents and babysitters be able to refer to rules for safe sleep at all times.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 4 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for babysitter
Noun
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At the turn of the year, the couple's nanny, who has been with them since the birth of Prince George, 12 years ago, was rewarded for her long-term service and loyalty.—
Simon Perry,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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Initially involved in athletics as a boy, Weir became interested in music after being exposed to jazz by the family nanny.—
Chris Morris,
Variety,
10 Jan. 2026
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However, the verdict was later reversed, and in July 2006, she was found not guilty by reason of insanity after a jury agreed with defense attorneys that the former nurse suffered from postpartum depression and postpartum psychosis — a rare disorder that can cause delusions and hallucinations.—
Christine Pelisek,
PEOPLE,
14 Jan. 2026
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Temporary travel nurses were flown from all over the country to fill in, although some nurses on strike said that those employees are unable to give the same level of care.—
Jenna DeAngelis,
CBS News,
14 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Babysitter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/babysitter. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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