baby-sitter
Example Sentences
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"We all have weekly shifts assigned and there is no limit to the number of hours we can work," says Pizza, who boosts her income helping out as a baby-sitter, cleaner and waiter.
From Reuters ● Jan. 31, 2023
“It can be rather frustrating to an experienced and normally effective mother to see a young baby-sitter or day care worker doing better with her child than she,” Ames writes.
From Slate ● Feb. 17, 2021
Now, the pandemic has forced her to be a short-order cook, housekeeper, laundry supervisor, tutor, translator, tech consultant, baby-sitter — actually, a third parent.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 17, 2020
Find a baby-sitter your 4-year-old enjoys, or a good family you trust to swap child care with — each of you takes in the other’s child for a few hours on a regular basis.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 6, 2019
Between the time I emerged from my study and let the baby-sitter go and the time my wife came home, I had about two hours.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
