sitter

as in nurse
a person employed to care for a young child or children we'll be going to the movie if we can get a sitter for the kids

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Recent Examples of sitter According to a press release, the musical picks up 12 years after the disbanding of The Baby-sitters Club. Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025 Kenwood’s sitter has her hair in ringlets, while Philadelphia’s does not. Gareth Harris, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025 The sitter ended up with a surprise when Tilly gave birth one week earlier than expected to 14 puppies, not the expected six to eight. Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025 Photographing a whole host of famous faces, his sitters ranged from the Bright Young Things in the 1920s to artists and writers like Jean Cocteau and Andy Warhol, along with Hollywood starlets, cue Greta Garbo (famously his great muse), Marlene Dietrich, Elizabeth Taylor, and Marilyn Monroe. Felicity Carter, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sitter
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Noun
  • When the office said yes, the nurses drove toward the heavy black smoke.
    Georgea Kovanis, Freep.com, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Fulp is a movement science major on the pre-med track who hopes to become a plastic surgeon or physical therapist, following in the footsteps of her mother, a cardiothoracic nurse.
    Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Oct. 2025
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  • Since launching, Lewis has built a team of 14 nannies, most recruited through local childcare groups.
    Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Ashanti’s cousin, Bri, is the 24-hour nanny in question.
    Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 24 Sep. 2025

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“Sitter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sitter. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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