as in nanny
a person employed to care for a young child or children
a babysitter who is a great favorite with the kids because he's always thinking of fun things to do
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Recent Examples of babysitter
Therapist Sherry Gonzalez has kept her fourth-grade son at home, rescheduling work hours, hiring babysitters.
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Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
Certain students in Work Experience Education programs — or those working as personal attendants such as babysitters or nannies — may be allowed to work up to eight hours on a school day.
—Sacbee.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Darrah, the family’s former babysitter, told the Globe that both children seemed happy and healthy.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
Family-friendly With babysitters available upon request, flocks of sheep to be inspected, and eggs to be collected from the chicken coup, little people (especially the sooty, city rats), will be in rural rapture.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
When someone would post on the community Facebook page about needing a dog sitter, or a babysitter, Valeria would offer to connect the person with her niece.
—Julia Coin
april 14, Charlotte Observer, 14 Apr. 2026
But without widespread availability of such programs, parents have been forced to navigate a patchwork of child care — paying for after-school, hiring babysitters, or relying on family members to fill the gap.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026
Angelina Jolie’s mother was her children’s babysitter.
—Jennifer Cannon, Vanity Fair, 7 Apr. 2026
When a nurse showed her a dog food pellet, Laura said the child may have eaten it while unattended at a babysitter’s home, the affidavit states.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2026
Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
Certain students in Work Experience Education programs — or those working as personal attendants such as babysitters or nannies — may be allowed to work up to eight hours on a school day.
—Sacbee.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Darrah, the family’s former babysitter, told the Globe that both children seemed happy and healthy.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
Family-friendly With babysitters available upon request, flocks of sheep to be inspected, and eggs to be collected from the chicken coup, little people (especially the sooty, city rats), will be in rural rapture.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
When someone would post on the community Facebook page about needing a dog sitter, or a babysitter, Valeria would offer to connect the person with her niece.
—Julia Coin
april 14, Charlotte Observer, 14 Apr. 2026
But without widespread availability of such programs, parents have been forced to navigate a patchwork of child care — paying for after-school, hiring babysitters, or relying on family members to fill the gap.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026
Angelina Jolie’s mother was her children’s babysitter.
—Jennifer Cannon, Vanity Fair, 7 Apr. 2026
When a nurse showed her a dog food pellet, Laura said the child may have eaten it while unattended at a babysitter’s home, the affidavit states.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for babysitter
Noun
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Certain students in Work Experience Education programs — or those working as personal attendants such as babysitters or nannies — may be allowed to work up to eight hours on a school day.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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Then there came a long line of nannies who couldn’t manage more than a few weeks, or even just a few days, with me.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The campaign focuses on supporting NICU infants with products designed alongside nurses and doctors to meet their specific needs.—
Jackson Thompson OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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Syrians and Haitians – including an aspiring neuroscientist, a software engineer and a registered nurse − challenged that decision.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Babysitter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/babysitter. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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