Definitions for babysitter
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ba′by-sit`(v.)-sat, -sit•ting.
or ba′by•sit`
(v.i.)to take charge of a child while the parents are temporarily away.
(v.t.)to baby-sit for (a child).
Category: Common Vocabulary
to take watchful responsibility for; tend:
to baby-sit a car.
Category: Common Vocabulary
Origin of baby-sit:
1945–50
ba′by-sit`ter(n.)
ba′by•sit`ter(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
babysitter, baby-sitter, sitter(noun)
a person engaged to care for children when the parents are not home
Wiktionary
babysitter(Noun)
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 moms' children.
Translations for babysitter
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
sitter(noun)
a baby-sitter.
- babawagterAfrikaans
- مُراقِبَه، مُعْتَنِيَه، رَقّابَه، مُرَبِّيَهArabic
- детегледачкаBulgarian
- babáPortuguese (BR)
- hlídač, -ka dětíCzech
- der/die Babysitter(in)German
- babysitterDanish
- μπέιμπι σίτερGreek
- canguroSpanish
- lapsehoidjaEstonian
- پرستار بچهFarsi
- lapsenvahtiFinnish
- gardien/-ienneFrench
- שְׁמַרטָףHebrew
- बच्चे की देखरेख करने वाला व्यक्तिHindi
- čuvarica djeceCroatian
- gyermekőrzőHungarian
- penjaga bayiIndonesian
- barnapíaIcelandic
- baby-sitterItalian
- ベビーシッターJapanese
- 아기를 봐주는 사람Korean
- (laikina) vaikų prižiūrėtojaLithuanian
- aukleLatvian
- penjaga budakMalay
- oppasDutch
- barnevaktNorwegian
- opiekunka do dzieckaPolish
- پرستار بچهPersian
- نرسPashto
- baby-sitterPortuguese
- baby-sitterRomanian
- приходящая няняRussian
- opatrovateľ, -ka; kto opatruje cudzie detiSlovak
- varuškaSlovenian
- bejbisiterSerbian
- barnvaktSwedish
- ผู้เลี้ยงเด็กThai
- çocuk bakıcıTurkish
- 臨時保姆Chinese (Trad.)
- няня, що приходить доглядати за дитиноюUkrainian
- بچے کی دیکھ بھال کرنے والاUrdu
- người giữ trẻ hộVietnamese
- 临时替人照看孩子的人Chinese (Simp.)
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