babysitter
/ˈbeɪbiˌsɪtɚ/noun
A person who cares for one or more babies or children for a short period of time in place of their legal guardians.
Example sentence
- “My neighbor is sometimes a babysitter for other moms' children.”
Related words
caregiverA carer; a person who looks after another person.nannyA child's nurse.fosterTo nurture or bring up offspring, or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child.spinsterA woman who has never been married, especially one past the typical marrying age according to social traditions.adoptionThe state of being adopted; the acceptance of a child of other parents as if he or she were one's own child.bachelorA person, especially a man, who is socially regarded as able to marry, but has not yet.