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 In the end, pole sitter Lando Norris claimed victory, followed by Red Bull's Max Verstappen and Mercedes driver George Russell in third. Mark Davis, Newsweek, 16 Mar. 2025 That’s all well and good for the strapping extroverts, the clown-class veterans and the front-row-comedy sitters, but what about the rest of us? Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2025 The same night Elizabeth appeared on TV in an effort to find her name and her family, a Miami Beach baby sitter called police to report another child left by his mother. Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2025 That means going wherever Mary goes and just being a 24-hour sitter. Dalton Ross, EW.com, 13 Mar. 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 24 Apr. 2025.

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