Babysitter Meaning in English

word

US

/ˈbeɪbiˌsɪtɝ/

BAY-bee-si-dur

UK

/bˈeɪbɪsˌɪtɐ/

BAY-bi-si-tuh

التعريف

A babysitter is a person who takes care of children when their parents are away, usually for a short period, such as an evening or a few hours.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Mostly informal and used for teenage or young adult caretakers, usually for temporary or evening care. 'Babysitter' can be male or female. Common collocations are 'hire a babysitter', 'find a babysitter', and 'my babysitter'.

• Spanish: niñera - canguro
• Portuguese (BR): babá - cuidador(a) de crianças
• Portuguese (PT): babysitter - ama
• Chinese (Simplified): 保姆 - 临时照看小孩的人
• Chinese (Traditional): 保姆 - 臨時照顧小孩的人
• Hindi: बेबीसिटर - बच्चों की देखभाल करने वाला
• Arabic: جليسة أطفال
• Bengali: বেবিসিটার - শিশুদায়ক
• Russian: няня (разг.) - бэбиситтер
• Japanese: ベビーシッター
• Vietnamese: người trông trẻ
• Korean: 베이비시터
• Turkish: bebek bakıcısı - çocuk bakıcısı
• Urdu: بے بی سٹر
• Indonesian: baby sitter - pengasuh anak

جمل نموذجية

We need a babysitter for Saturday night.

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My babysitter plays games with me.

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Her parents hired a new babysitter.

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Do you know any good babysitters in this area?

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Our regular babysitter is on vacation, so we had to call someone else.

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When I was a teenager, I worked as a babysitter for extra money.

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