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
The concierge can also coordinate sitters or walkers for an additional fee.
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2026
Unlike the portraits in Newman’s book, which were painted to glorify their sitters, many of the images in the Epstein files have a queasy, destabilizing aspect.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2026
There were no sitters within that catalogue of misses — nothing toe-curling or likely to do a million views on YouTube — but his profligacy allowed Dortmund to escape with a 2-1 win.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Virtual sitters help prevent falls without requiring one-to-one assignments in every room.
—David Chou, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
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
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
Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2026
Unlike the portraits in Newman’s book, which were painted to glorify their sitters, many of the images in the Epstein files have a queasy, destabilizing aspect.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2026
There were no sitters within that catalogue of misses — nothing toe-curling or likely to do a million views on YouTube — but his profligacy allowed Dortmund to escape with a 2-1 win.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Virtual sitters help prevent falls without requiring one-to-one assignments in every room.
—David Chou, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sitters
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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“Sitters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sitters. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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