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
My kids used to have a babysitter who couldn't read an analog clock.
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Jillian Pretzel,
Parents,
30 June 2026
Even their 22-month-old daughter, Blair George, attended the wedding as the flower girl with a babysitter.
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Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
29 June 2026
In 1988, when Andrew was a college junior, a 30-year-old babysitter with a history of mental illness, Laurie Dann, went to the Andrews home after shooting six children at Hubbard Woods Elementary School in Winnetka.
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Alexandra Murphy,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2026
Plenty of people are seemingly starting to feel like depleted AI babysitters.
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Lila Shroff,
The Atlantic,
18 June 2026
According to the police report, the 5-year-old victim was at her babysitter's home when she was inappropriately touched by Hernandez, who was also inside the house.
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Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2026
But not everyone is convinced robots should be used as babysitters or elderly care workers.
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Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
One woman intended to use the time to order electrolytes online, another was seeking earring backs, and a third needed to find a male babysitter, as well as a summer swim program, for a four-and-a-half-year-old who is afraid of the water.
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Patricia Marx,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
Riffle said Joshua George dropped Oliver George off with their babysitter on the morning he was injured.
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Erika Stanish,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
Jillian Pretzel,
Parents,
30 June 2026
Even their 22-month-old daughter, Blair George, attended the wedding as the flower girl with a babysitter.
—
Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
29 June 2026
In 1988, when Andrew was a college junior, a 30-year-old babysitter with a history of mental illness, Laurie Dann, went to the Andrews home after shooting six children at Hubbard Woods Elementary School in Winnetka.
—
Alexandra Murphy,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2026
Plenty of people are seemingly starting to feel like depleted AI babysitters.
—
Lila Shroff,
The Atlantic,
18 June 2026
According to the police report, the 5-year-old victim was at her babysitter's home when she was inappropriately touched by Hernandez, who was also inside the house.
—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2026
But not everyone is convinced robots should be used as babysitters or elderly care workers.
—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
One woman intended to use the time to order electrolytes online, another was seeking earring backs, and a third needed to find a male babysitter, as well as a summer swim program, for a four-and-a-half-year-old who is afraid of the water.
—
Patricia Marx,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
Riffle said Joshua George dropped Oliver George off with their babysitter on the morning he was injured.
—
Erika Stanish,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for babysitter
Noun
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Their money had gone into a cozy Craftsman house in Menlo Park, and repaying medical-school debt and the salary for their nanny ate up the majority of Greenwald’s take-home pay.
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Tierra Davis, who is a nanny, was born and raised in Los Angeles but now lives in Inglewood, Calif.
Noun
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Although many graduate nursing degrees fall within the lower loan limits, some can cost more than $100,000, including in high-demand fields like nurse anesthesia.
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Another is a nurse who transitions from hospital shifts to part-time caregiving, art classes, fishing, church choir, and volunteering at a community garden.
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“Babysitter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/babysitter. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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