as in nurse
a person employed to care for a young child or children
a babysitter who is a great favorite with the kids because he's always thinking of fun things to do
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Noun
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Several students suffered minor injuries on Wednesday and were treated by the school nurse.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
30 May 2025 -
According to at least two of his friends, Philadelphia attorney Thomas Donaldson and nurse Elizabeth Keller, this was Whitman’s favorite photograph.—
Trevin Corsiglia,
The Conversation,
29 May 2025
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Accommodations range from 21 airy beachfront villas with private pools and tropical walled gardens,to five hilltop, three-to-five-bedroom grand residences featuring sprawling outdoor living spaces and spectacular views from sunrise to sunset, along with a personal golf buggy, butler, and nanny.—
Alexandra Kirkman,
Robb Report,
29 May 2025
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This is the nanny state at its worst; this is big government at its worst.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 May 2025
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And, when the project has wound down, bikers and walkers and sitters enjoy the view from a new boardwalk, enjoy access to the beach from a new walkway, even as a bulldozer, still on duty, is raking sand along the coastline.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
13 May 2025
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The vulnerability was mutual, extending to both artist and sitter.—
Christopher Knight,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Babysitter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/babysitter. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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