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Definition babysitter in American English

babysitter noun

[countable] noun
/ˈbeɪbiˌsɪtər/
1

someone you pay to come to your house and take care of your children while you are not there, especially in the evening

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2

someone whose job is to take care of other people's children while they are at work. The British word is childminder

Example

The job wouldn't even pay enough to cover the cost of a babysitter for my kids.

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Definition babysitter in American English