babysitter


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ba·by·sit·ter

also ba·by-sit·ter  (bā′bē-sĭt′ər)
n.
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:
Noun1.babysitter - a person engaged to care for children when the parents are not homebabysitter - 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?"
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Translations
opatrovnice dětí
babysitter
lapsenvahti
osoba koja čuva dijete
bébiszitterpótmama
ベビーシッター
아기 봐주는 사람
varuška
barnvakt
ผู้ช่วยเลี้ยงเด็ก
người giữ trẻ

babysitter

[ˈbeɪbisɪtər] 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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