as in nannies
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 babysitters
Other types of suspects included mothers’ boyfriends, babysitters, stepparents or other relatives.
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Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
One of my babysitters brought them to our house.
—Literary Hub, 26 Feb. 2026
Modern kids’ smartwatches can even include HD voice and video calling, allowing parents, grandparents, or babysitters to check in when needed.
—Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
Before this hearing, a dependency investigator obtains medical records and interviews caregivers, babysitters, relatives, therapists, the kids themselves, and, ideally, the parents.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
There are English-speaking babysitters, child menus, and the kids’ club welcomes little ones aged three to 12 at its complimentary two-hour daily sessions, keeping them busy with an array of arts, crafts and treasure hunts.
—Irenie Forshaw, TheWeek, 27 Jan. 2026
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
Gideon's complex care still means no babysitters, and even his big sister can't watch him.
—Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
The families would go to fundraisers and other events together, and all of their children came along, because nobody had babysitters.
—Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2025
Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
One of my babysitters brought them to our house.
—Literary Hub, 26 Feb. 2026
Modern kids’ smartwatches can even include HD voice and video calling, allowing parents, grandparents, or babysitters to check in when needed.
—Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
Before this hearing, a dependency investigator obtains medical records and interviews caregivers, babysitters, relatives, therapists, the kids themselves, and, ideally, the parents.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
There are English-speaking babysitters, child menus, and the kids’ club welcomes little ones aged three to 12 at its complimentary two-hour daily sessions, keeping them busy with an array of arts, crafts and treasure hunts.
—Irenie Forshaw, TheWeek, 27 Jan. 2026
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
Gideon's complex care still means no babysitters, and even his big sister can't watch him.
—Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
The families would go to fundraisers and other events together, and all of their children came along, because nobody had babysitters.
—Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for babysitters
Noun
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Family photographs and accounts from former nannies have offered the public rare glimpses into these spaces.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
22 Feb. 2026
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And that’s thanks, in large part, to her nannies.—
Heidi Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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If these scenes feel a bit didactic, hammering home everything from the shortage of nurses with SANE training to the dozens of regulations SANEs must follow to protect evidence, their lessons serve as a corrective for many of us who’ve absorbed decades’ worth of rape-as-entertainment.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
27 Feb. 2026
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Parton said she is honored to support the hospital’s doctors, nurses and team members — and invited the public to join her.—
James Pollard,
Fortune,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Babysitters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/babysitters. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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