Babysitter — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a person engaged to care for children when the parents are not home

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæmeɪlz/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌantɪmɛɹˈiːnəɹ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌantɪmɛɹˈiːnəɹ/

4 syllables Say it as /kˈæmeɪlz/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

baby-sitter sitter

Word Forms

baby-sit	verb	work or act as a baby-sitter
sit	verb	work or act as a baby-sitter

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

baby-sitter

une personne engagée pour s'occuper des enfants lorsque les parents ne sont pas à la maison

🇪🇸Spanish

niñera

una persona dedicada al cuidado de los niños cuando los padres no están en casa

🇮🇹Italian

baby-sitter

una persona impegnata a prendersi cura dei bambini quando i genitori non sono a casa

🇳🇱Dutch

oppas

iemand die voor de kinderen zorgt als de ouders niet thuis zijn

🇵🇹Portuguese

babá

uma pessoa encarregada de cuidar de crianças quando os pais não estão em casa

🇷🇺Russian

няня

лицо, занимающееся уходом за детьми, когда родителей нет дома

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दाई

माता-पिता के घर पर न होने पर बच्चों की देखभाल करने वाला व्यक्ति

🇧🇩Bengali

বেবিসিটার

একজন ব্যক্তি যখন বাবা-মা বাড়িতে থাকে না তখন বাচ্চাদের যত্ন নিতে নিযুক্ত

🇮🇳Tamil

குழந்தை பராமரிப்பாளர்

பெற்றோர் வீட்டில் இல்லாத போது குழந்தைகளைப் பராமரிப்பதில் ஈடுபட்டுள்ள நபர்

🇮🇳Telugu

దాది

తల్లిదండ్రులు ఇంట్లో లేనప్పుడు పిల్లల సంరక్షణలో నిమగ్నమై ఉన్న వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

दाई

पालक घरी नसताना मुलांची काळजी घेण्यात गुंतलेली व्यक्ती

🇮🇳Gujarati

બેબીસીટર

જ્યારે માતાપિતા ઘરે ન હોય ત્યારે બાળકોની સંભાળ રાખવામાં રોકાયેલ વ્યક્તિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಶಿಶುಪಾಲಕ

ಪೋಷಕರು ಮನೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಇಲ್ಲದಿರುವಾಗ ಮಕ್ಕಳನ್ನು ನೋಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲು ತೊಡಗಿರುವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശിശുപാലൻ

മാതാപിതാക്കൾ വീട്ടിലില്ലാത്തപ്പോൾ കുട്ടികളെ പരിപാലിക്കാൻ ഏർപ്പെട്ടിരിക്കുന്ന ഒരു വ്യക്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦਾਨੀ

ਇੱਕ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜਦੋਂ ਮਾਤਾ-ਪਿਤਾ ਘਰ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੁੰਦੇ ਹਨ ਤਾਂ ਬੱਚਿਆਂ ਦੀ ਦੇਖਭਾਲ ਲਈ ਰੁੱਝਿਆ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

نینی

والدین کے گھر نہ ہونے پر بچوں کی دیکھ بھال میں مصروف شخص

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

保姆

当父母不在家时负责照顾孩子的人

🇯🇵Japanese

ベビーシッター

両親が家にいないときに子供の世話をする人

🇰🇷Korean

구축함

부모가 집에 없을 때 자녀를 돌보기 위해 고용된 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

người giữ trẻ

người đảm nhiệm việc chăm sóc trẻ em khi bố mẹ vắng nhà

🇹🇭Thai

พี่เลี้ยงเด็ก

บุคคลที่มีส่วนร่วมในการดูแลเด็กเมื่อพ่อแม่ไม่อยู่บ้าน

🇮🇩Indonesian

pengasuh bayi

seseorang yang bertunangan untuk merawat anak-anak ketika orang tuanya tidak ada di rumah

🇵🇭Filipino

yaya

isang taong nakatuon sa pag-aalaga ng mga bata kapag ang mga magulang ay wala sa bahay

🇲🇾Malay

pengasuh anak

seseorang yang terlibat untuk menjaga anak-anak apabila ibu bapa tiada di rumah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

جليسة أطفال

شخص يعمل على رعاية الأطفال عندما لا يكون الوالدان في المنزل

🇮🇷Persian

پرستار بچه

شخصی که در زمانی که والدین در خانه نیستند به مراقبت از کودکان مشغول است

🇹🇷Turkish

bebek bakıcısı

ebeveynler evde olmadığında çocuklara bakmakla görevli kişi

🇮🇱Hebrew

שְׁמַרטַף

אדם המאורס לטפל בילדים כשההורים אינם בבית

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What is the primary definition of the word 'babysitter'?

The primary meaning of 'babysitter' is 'a person engaged to care for children when the parents are not home'.

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Using 'babysitter' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'babysitter' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'babysitter' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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