babysitter
noun
- person who cares for one or more children for a short period of time in place of their legal guardians
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈbeɪ̯biˌsɪtə/ / [ˈbe̞ɪ̯bɪi̯ˌsɪtʰə] / /ˈbeɪ̯biˌsɪtɚ/
noun
Etymology: From baby + sitter.
- A person who cares for one or more babies or children for a short period of time in place of their legal guardians.
“My neighbor is sometimes a babysitter for other mothers’ children.”
- A person who has to watch or attend to anything or anyone unnecessarily closely; a coddler or handholder.
“He said he did not want to be on tenterhooks worrying about us and having to act as a babysitter for grown men.”