Synonyms for babysitter
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Noun
1. Sitter — A person who cares for one or more babies or children for a short period of time in place of their legal…
Definitions
- n. 1
A person who cares for one or more babies or children for a short period of time in place of their legal guardians.
My neighbor is sometimes a babysitter for other mothers’ children.
Related words
- Word family
- baby-sit
- Phrases
- electronic babysitter
- Other spellings
- baby-sitter
Forms
- Plural
- babysitters → sitters, childsitters…
Example sentences
- sitter I've been told that you were looking for a sitter.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| babysitter | rising | |
| sitter | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- sitter2
- 11 letters
- childsitter
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (sitter2 = 2 syllables).