Babysitter

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Babysitter

[ˈbɛɪ̯biˌsɪtɐ]
[ˈbeːbiˌzɪtɐ]

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seit der Mitte des 20. Jahrhunderts bezeugte Entlehnung aus dem englischen baby-sitter ^(→ en)

noun Babysitterin · Babysitter · Babysitters

Person, die Säuglinge und Kleinkinder in Abwesenheit ihrer Eltern meist gegen Bezahlung hütet Meine Schwester arbeitet als Babysitter.

In English

minder One who minds someone or something
babysitter baby or child caretaker
childminder person who looks after other people's children

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MLA

"Babysitter." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/de/babysitter. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Babysitter. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/de/babysitter

Chicago

"Babysitter." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/de/babysitter.

BibTeX

@misc{babysitter_2026,
  title = {Babysitter},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/de/babysitter},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}