babysitter

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English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From baby +‎ sitter.

Pronunciation

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Noun

babysitter (plural babysitters)

  1. A person who cares for one or more babies or children for a short period of time in place of their legal guardians.
    Synonym: sitter, Hypernym: childminder
    My neighbor is sometimes a babysitter for other mothers' children.

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Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from English babysitter.

Noun

babysitter c (singular definite babysitteren, plural indefinite babysittere)

  1. A babysitter.

Inflection

Alternative forms

Verb

babysitter

  1. (deprecated template usage) present of babysitte

Finnish

Noun

babysitter

  1. A babysitter.

Declension

Possessive forms of babysitter (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)

Synonyms


Italian

Noun

babysitter m or f (invariable)

  1. a babysitter

Romanian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English babysitter.

Noun

babysitter m (plural babysitteri, feminine equivalent babysitter)

  1. babysitter

Declension

Noun

babysitter f (plural babysittere)

  1. female equivalent of babysitter

Declension

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References


Swedish

Noun

babysitter c

  1. A baby bouncer.

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