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 Meals are included in the cost, and there are dedicated babysitters for babies. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Aug. 2026 The story’s ultimate message about the kids learning to forego their electronic devices to embrace the joy of friends and family also seems a bit ironic, considering the film’s future as an electronic babysitter. — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2026 Authorities did not specify how long the babysitter, who has not been identified publicly, was away. — Greta Bjornson, PEOPLE, 20 Aug. 2026 The babysitter is not named in the Medical Examiner’s Office reports. — Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026 Police took the girls' babysitter, Lakesha Brown, into custody at the scene. — Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026 Two girls abducted by their babysitter have been found safe, Atlanta police said Monday afternoon. — Taylor Croft, AJC.com, 17 Aug. 2026 Police in Georgia have arrested a babysitter accused of kidnapping two young sisters. — Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 17 Aug. 2026 Setting a digital reminder one week prior to these dates gives you a crucial head start to book a babysitter before the neighborhood high schoolers are completely cleared out! — Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 16 Aug. 2026

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Just as many people can’t afford to have someone else clean their homes, landscape their yards or nanny their kids, those struggling to make ends meet may need to lean on AI assistance.

— Billy J. Stratton, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026
In her younger years, Caterham was a nanny and ran a nursery.

— Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of nanny

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The high amount of overtime at the mental health department is related mainly to nurses working at Whiting and Connecticut Valley Hospital, both in Middletown.

— Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026
You were born in Cleveland, your mother’s a nurse, and your dad’s a tattoo artist?

— Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of nurse

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