B1nounrelationshipshome
US/ˈbeɪ.bi.sɪt.ər/
UK/ˈbeɪ.bi.sɪt.ə/
a person who looks after children in their home while the parents are out
In context
We asked a babysitter to stay with the kids on Saturday night.
She worked as a babysitter to earn money during high school.
It is hard to find a reliable babysitter at short notice.
Words that go with babysitter
verb + noun
- hire a babysitterThey hired a babysitter so they could go to the cinema.
- find a babysitterCan you find a babysitter for Friday?
adjective + noun
- reliable babysitterA reliable babysitter is worth paying well.
- teenage babysitterOur teenage babysitter lives next door.
noun + preposition
- babysitter forShe is the babysitter for two young boys.
Common mistakes
Incorrect:
baby sitterCorrect: babysitter