Dictionary

babysitter en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• [ˈbe̞ɪ̯bɪi̯ˌsɪtʰə] (Received-Pronunciation)
• (US) audio
• [ˈbeɪ̯bɪi̯ˌsɪɾɚ] (General-American)
• /ˈbeɪ̯biˌsɪtɚ/ (General-American)
• /ˈbæ̝ɪ̯biˌsɪtɚ/ (Australia)
• [ˈbæ̝ɪ̯bɪi̯ˌsɪɾɚ] (Australia)
• /ˈbeɪ̯biˌsɪtə/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From baby + sitter.

Meanings

1. 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.
2. (derogatory) A person who has to watch or attend to anything or anyone unnecessarily closely; a coddler or handholder.
   • He said he did not want to be on tenterhooks worrying about us and having to act as a babysitter for grown men. 2005, Alan Ball, Playing Extra Time, page 158:

Forms

Deriveds

babysit · babysitter test · electronic babysitter

Hypernyms

childminder

Relateds

birdsitter · house-sitter · nurse · catsitter · petsitter · nanny · puppysitter · homesitter · dogsitter

Synonyms

sitter · childsitter

Translations (156)

lt ateinanti auklė (baby or child caretaker) · lo ພີ່ລ້ຽງ (baby or child caretaker) · fa-ira پَرَسْتارِ بَچِّه (baby or child caretaker) · ms pengasuh bayi (baby or child caretaker) · la infantaria (baby or child caretaker) · es aña (baby or child caretaker) · eo vartistino (baby or child caretaker) · eu haurtzain (baby or child caretaker) · sl varuška (baby or child caretaker) · tr çocuk bakıcısı (baby or child caretaker) · km ធាត្រី (baby or child caretaker) · ka მომსვლელი ძიძა (baby or child caretaker) · it badabimbi (baby or child caretaker) · pt babá (baby or child caretaker) · taa tr'enokayi k'onaɬtoyenh (baby or child caretaker) · bg бейбиси́тър (baby or child caretaker) · nl oppas (baby or child caretaker) · hsb pěstońča (baby or child caretaker) · ast acordadora (baby or child caretaker) · te ఆయా (baby or child caretaker) · hu pótmama (baby or child caretaker) · vo cilihikälädan (baby or child caretaker) · ja ベビーシッター (baby or child caretaker) · he שְׁמַרְטַף (baby or child caretaker) · cs dozor u dítěte (baby or child caretaker) · be ня́ня (baby or child caretaker) · hsb babysitter (baby or child caretaker) · nb barnevakt (baby or child caretaker) · fi babysitter (baby or child caretaker) · fr nounou (baby or child caretaker) · ro bonă (baby or child caretaker) · is barnapía (baby or child caretaker) · bn বেবিসিটার (baby or child caretaker) · mn хүүхэд асрагч (baby or child caretaker) · ms pengasuh (baby or child caretaker) · id pengasuh anak (baby or child caretaker) · tl yáya (baby or child caretaker) · bg детегледа́чка (baby or child caretaker) · ga feighlí páistí (baby or child caretaker) · kmr dadik (baby or child caretaker) · ur دائِی (baby or child caretaker) · ur بیبی سِٹَر (baby or child caretaker) · sq dado (baby or child caretaker) · lt vaikų prižiūrėtoja (baby or child caretaker) · km ភីលៀង (baby or child caretaker) · he בייביסיטר (baby or child caretaker) · lv aukle (baby or child caretaker) · ka ძიძა (baby or child caretaker) · ro babysitter (baby or child caretaker) · hi बेबीसिटर (baby or child caretaker) · it baby-sitter (baby or child caretaker) · mk дадилка (baby or child caretaker) · vi người giữ trẻ (baby or child caretaker) · sw mlei (baby or child caretaker) · be бэбісі́тэр (baby or child caretaker) · hu dadus (baby or child caretaker) · sw mlezi wa muda (baby or child caretaker) · yue 保姆 (baby or child caretaker) · dsb babysitter (baby or child caretaker) · cmn 临时看孩子 的人 (baby or child caretaker) · hu bébiszitter (baby or child caretaker) · fr babysitteuse (baby or child caretaker) · es baby-sitter (beibi-síter) (baby or child caretaker) · de Kinderhüter (baby or child caretaker) · az dayə (baby or child caretaker) · pdt Kjinjamejal (baby or child caretaker) · da barnepige (baby or child caretaker) · vo cilijikälädan (baby or child caretaker) · nrf gardeuse d'êfants (baby or child caretaker) · es china (baby or child caretaker) · hsb babysitterka (baby or child caretaker) · ru бебиси́ттер (baby or child caretaker) · ga gogamán (baby or child caretaker) · de Kinderbetreuer (baby or child caretaker) · sh да̀диља (baby or child caretaker) · nl babyoppas (baby or child caretaker) · fr bonne d’enfant (baby or child caretaker) · fa-ira بِیبیسیتَر (baby or child caretaker) · sk dozor u dieťaťa (baby or child caretaker) · ar حَاضِنَة (baby or child caretaker) · ur آیا (baby or child caretaker) · lo ແມ່ລ້ຽງ (baby or child caretaker) · nrf gardeux d'êfants (baby or child caretaker) · et lapsehoidja (baby or child caretaker) · hy դայակ (baby or child caretaker) · de Babysitter (baby or child caretaker) · el φύλακας νηπίων (baby or child caretaker) · dsb babysitterka (baby or child caretaker) · sh dàdilja (baby or child caretaker) · ga feighlí leanaí (baby or child caretaker) · el μπέιμπι σίτερ (baby or child caretaker) · sw yaya (baby or child caretaker) · cmn 臨時看孩子的人 /临时看孩子的人 (baby or child caretaker) · th พี่เลี้ยง (baby or child caretaker) · ru ня́ня (baby or child caretaker) · bg бава́чка (baby or child caretaker) · tk daýa (baby or child caretaker) · hy բեբիսիտեր (baby or child caretaker) · bn আয়া (baby or child caretaker) · ja 守 (baby or child caretaker) · my အာယား (baby or child caretaker) · ru приходя́щая ня́ня (baby or child caretaker) · sv barnvakt (baby or child caretaker) · id pengasuh (baby or child caretaker) · de Kinderhüterin (baby or child caretaker) · es canguro (baby or child caretaker) · km អ្នកមើលក្មេង (baby or child caretaker) · mn асрагч (baby or child caretaker) · is dagmamma (baby or child caretaker) · sk opatrovnica (baby or child caretaker) · fr nurse (baby or child caretaker) · ro doică (baby or child caretaker) · vo cilikälädan (baby or child caretaker) · es niñero (baby or child caretaker) · fi lapsenvahti (baby or child caretaker) · mt bejbisiter (baby or child caretaker) · fa-ira پَرَسْتارِ کودَک (baby or child caretaker) · fr gardienne d’enfant (baby or child caretaker) · id pramusiwi (baby or child caretaker) · nl kinderoppas (baby or child caretaker) · pl opiekunka (baby or child caretaker) · mk бебиси́тер (baby or child caretaker) · es niñera (baby or child caretaker) · my ကလေးထိန်း (baby or child caretaker) · cy gwarchodwr banbanod (baby or child caretaker) · ru бэбиси́ттер (baby or child caretaker) · tg доя (baby or child caretaker) · cmn 保姆 (baby or child caretaker) · eo vartisto (baby or child caretaker) · he שְׁמַרְטַפִית (baby or child caretaker) · de Babysitterin (baby or child caretaker) · nl babysitter (baby or child caretaker) · ast acordador (baby or child caretaker) · yi בעיביסיטער (baby or child caretaker) · nl wiegewacht (baby or child caretaker) · tl tagá-alagà ng batà (baby or child caretaker) · ar مُرَبِّيَة (baby or child caretaker) · uk бебісі́ттер (baby or child caretaker) · tr dadı (baby or child caretaker) · da aftenvagt (baby or child caretaker) · it guardabimbi (baby or child caretaker) · pl niania (baby or child caretaker) · ko 베이비시터 (baby or child caretaker) · lt auklė (baby or child caretaker) · de Kinderbetreuerin (baby or child caretaker) · uk ня́ня (baby or child caretaker) · da babysitter (baby or child caretaker) · fr gardien d’enfant (baby or child caretaker) · hi दाई (baby or child caretaker) · mn хүүхэд харагч (baby or child caretaker) · fr baby-sitter (baby or child caretaker) · ja 子守 (baby or child caretaker) · tg бачабардор (baby or child caretaker) · hi आया (baby or child caretaker) · fi lapsenkaitsija (baby or child caretaker) · ca cangur (baby or child caretaker)