baby-minder

(Professions) a person who is paid to look after other people's babies or very young children

ˈbaby-ˌminding n

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baby-minder

[ˈbeɪbɪˌmaɪndəʳ] n → bambinaia (per madri che lavorano)

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He added: "The television has become the all-present electronic baby-minder, or baby distracter if you like, and I think an active involvement by parents is part and parcel of the message.

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Even though she was pregnant, Caroline returned alone to select more curios, including a 'baby-minder' barrel as used by mothers working out in the fields.

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Long gone, then, the days of fighting over who's watching what, but the unit also doubles up as a baby-minder sending live pictures and sounds.

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I work part-time on low wages to help pay my debts (half of the money I earn goes to a baby-minder).

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Last night friends of the couple told me Patsy was "surprised and slightly disappointed" by her baby-minder's sudden exit.

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Bichu, specialist paediatrician based in Sharjah, attributes this troubling trend to parents using gadgets as baby-minders and an inadequate number of play areas for children.

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Not so that the voluntary leaders can act as unpaid baby-minders, but because the whole Scout code equips children with skills to face any challenge in life.