babysitter.
A person who cares for one or more babies or children for a short period of time in place of their legal guardians.
Meaning & usage
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.
A person who has to watch or attend to anything or anyone unnecessarily closely; a coddler or handholder.
Where this word comes from
From baby + sitter.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.