babysitter

CEFRB1

/ˈbeɪ̯biˌsɪtə/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person who cares for children while their parents are away.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A person who cares for one or more babies or children for a short period of time in place of their legal guardians.

Examples

  • The babysitter tried to sing the baby to sleep.

  • The mother is looking for a babysitter.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
2

Also pronounced

  • [ˈbæ̝ɪ̯bɪi̯ˌsɪɾɚ]
  • [ˈbeɪ̯bɪi̯ˌsɪɾɚ]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A person who has to watch or attend to anything or anyone unnecessarily closely; a coddler or handholder.

More examples

In context

  • My neighbor is sometimes a babysitter for other mothers’ children.

  • He said he did not want to be on tenterhooks worrying about us and having to act as a babysitter for grown men.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From baby + sitter.