ba·by·sit·ter

also ba·by-sit·ter (bā′bē-sĭt′ər)

1. A person engaged to care for one or more children in the temporary absence of parents or guardians.

2. A person who cares for or watches over someone or something that needs attention or guidance.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

babysitter - a person engaged to care for children when the parents are not home

baby-sitter, sitter

keeper - someone in charge of other people; "am I my brother's keeper?"

Translations

جَلِيس الطِّفْل

opatrovnice dětí

babysitter

lapsenvahti

osoba koja čuva dijete

bébiszitterpótmama

babysitter

ベビーシッター

아기 봐주는 사람

varuška

barnvakt

ผู้ช่วยเลี้ยงเด็ก

bebek bakıcısı

người giữ trẻ

婴儿照看者

babysitter

[ˈbeɪbisɪtə^r] n → baby-sitter mf

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

babysitter

→ جَلِيس الطِّفْل opatrovnice dětí babysitter Babysitter μπεϊμπισίτερ canguro, niñero lapsenvahti baby-sitter osoba koja čuva dijete babysitter ベビーシッター 아기 봐주는 사람 babysitter barnevakt opiekunka do dzieci babá, baby-sitter приходящая няня barnvakt ผู้ช่วยเลี้ยงเด็ก bebek bakıcısı người giữ trẻ 婴儿照看者

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

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