| 单词 | babysitter |
| 释义 | babysitter (once / 62537 pages) n A babysitter is someone who is paid, usually by the hour, to care for another person's children. A dad might hire a babysitter to watch his daughters while he goes to his yoga class. A babysitter usually spends an evening or an afternoon at someone's house, playing with or caring for kids while their parents are away. While a nanny is more of a full-time, long-term childcare worker, a babysitter works once in a while, for just an evening or an afternoon, and often for several different families. The word babysitter, or baby-sitter, was first used in 1937, and some people use the shortened form, sitter. WORD FAMILYbabysitter: babysitters+/baby-sit: babysitter USAGE EXAMPLESHe works at a coin-op laundry, while his wife, 49, is a babysitter, a midwife and a nanny. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) While her parents worked long hours, she and Xavier were handed off to babysitters. New York Times(Dec 26, 2016) Accordingly, Wonder Woman was demoted from superhero to babysitter and fashion model. Time(Dec 19, 2016) n a person engaged to care for children when the parents are not home Syn|Hyper baby-sitter, sitter keeper someone in charge of other people |
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