sitter

as in nurse
a person employed to care for a young child or children we'll be going to the movie if we can get a sitter for the kids

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Recent Examples of sitter That means going wherever Mary goes and just being a 24-hour sitter. Dalton Ross, EW.com, 13 Mar. 2025 If a week without Mom and Dad at home disrupts that schedule, getting them back on track only makes their lives harder—that's why getting the babysitter on the same page helps everyone (kids and sitter included) feel more comfortable in the long run. Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 29 Jan. 2025 When Kyle Jamieson dropped a sitter to reprieve Shreyas Iyer, Shah was in hysterics and jumped out of his seat clapping his hands. Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025 The black and white scruffy canine sat as close as possible, staring the sitter down. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sitter

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“Sitter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sitter. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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