as in nannies
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 sitters
While the figures in some of the larger canvases are reminiscent of Lucian Freud’s twisting and turning sitters, Daushvili’s strongest work is not monumental but small and intimate.
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Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025
There is a site called Rover that provides pet sitters.
—Jamie L. Lareau, USA Today, 21 Sep. 2025
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
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
One golden retriever's dining ritual has both confused his sitters and charmed millions online.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
In recent years, Leibovitz has come under fire for her photographic portrayal of Black and Brown sitters.
—Leah Dolan, CNN, 11 Oct. 2024
This is such a game-changer for fidgety sitters.
—Taylor Gumm, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 2024
First exhibited in Italy, these paintings and prints match the exuberance of their sitters with kaleidoscopic colors; their transfers appear enlivened by Warhol’s generous brush or swaths of garish collage.
—Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025
There is a site called Rover that provides pet sitters.
—Jamie L. Lareau, USA Today, 21 Sep. 2025
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
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
One golden retriever's dining ritual has both confused his sitters and charmed millions online.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
In recent years, Leibovitz has come under fire for her photographic portrayal of Black and Brown sitters.
—Leah Dolan, CNN, 11 Oct. 2024
This is such a game-changer for fidgety sitters.
—Taylor Gumm, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 2024
First exhibited in Italy, these paintings and prints match the exuberance of their sitters with kaleidoscopic colors; their transfers appear enlivened by Warhol’s generous brush or swaths of garish collage.
—Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sitters
Noun
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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
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Air nannies are real people, often professionals who specialize in pet travel who accompany your dog on a flight.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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When the office said yes, the nurses drove toward the heavy black smoke.—
Georgea Kovanis,
Freep.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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The tool aims to streamline patient intake while reducing burdens on nurses and doctors, enhancing quality of care.—
Sasha Hupka,
AZCentral.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Sitters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sitters. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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