babysitter
pronunciation
How to pronounce babysitter in British English:
UK [ˈbeɪbisɪtə(r)]
How to pronounce babysitter in American English:
US [ ˈbeɪbisɪtər]
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- Noun:
- a person engaged to care for children when the parents are not home
Word Origin
- babysitter (n.)
- also baby-sitter, 1914, from baby (n.) + agent noun from sit (v.). Short form sitter is attested from 1937.
Example
- 1. E * trade may have to pay its babysitter overtime .
- 2. But do you actually think he needs a babysitter ?
- 3. I can 't find a babysitter for tonight .
- 4. She 's past the age where she needs a babysitter .
- 5. No babysitter is hired to take care of the baby in this family .