babysitter
Hired youth watcher
A babysitter is someone hired to look after children while parents are away, typically for a few hours at a time.
The term usually implies a teenager or young adult rather than a professional caregiver: We need to find a babysitter for Saturday night.
By extension, anyone tasked with watching over something that shouldn't need supervision: I'm not here to babysit the new hires.
Hired child caretaker
- sitterTemporary child caretaker
- childminderProfessional youth caretaker
- minderSupervisory caretaker
- governessPrivate household teacher
caregiver · live-in · hired · trusted · experienced · certified · professional · qualified
Carefully attentive, observant
- vigilantKeenly aware of danger
- alertWarning or watchfulness
- observantNoticing things readily
- responsibleObligated to answer for actions
attentive · monitoring · overseeing · supervising · bedtime · mealtime · naptime · routines
Limited work schedule
- eveningLate day period
- weekendEnd-of-week rest days
- occasionalHappening at intervals
- hourlyOnce each sixty minutes
on-call · summer · after-school · overnight · holiday · regular · backup · substitute
Recreation period for children
- storytimeScheduled narrative session
- gamesOrganized competitive activities
- craftsHandmade artistic works
- puzzlesProblems designed to challenge
coloring · playground · snacks · feeding · lullaby · cartoons · dress-up · hide-and-seek
Showing kind concern
- gentleSoft and kind
- patientAble to wait calmly
- attentivePaying close notice
- lovingFeeling deep affection
kind · comforting · soothing · supportive · warm · protective · affectionate · reassuring
nanny
Hired child caretaker
- sitterTemporary child caretaker
- childminderProfessional youth caretaker
- minderSupervisory caretaker
governess · caregiver · live-in · hired · trusted · experienced · certified · professional · qualified · licensed
watchful
Carefully attentive, observant
responsible · attentive · monitoring · overseeing · supervising · bedtime · mealtime · naptime · routines · pickup
part-time
Limited work schedule
- eveningLate day period
- weekendEnd-of-week rest days
- occasionalHappening at intervals
hourly · on-call · summer · after-school · overnight · holiday · regular · backup · substitute · fill-in
playtime
Recreation period for children
- storytimeScheduled narrative session
- gamesOrganized competitive activities
- craftsHandmade artistic works
puzzles · coloring · playground · snacks · feeding · lullaby · cartoons · dress-up · hide-and-seek · finger-painting
caring
Showing kind concern
loving · kind · comforting · soothing · supportive · warm · protective · affectionate · reassuring · encouraging
- jobsdoctor, administrator, lawyer, teacher, nurse
- baby carebottles, bottle feeding, pacifiers, cribs, nap time
- childcaredaycare, after-school programs, nanny, caregivers, preschool
- caregiverscaregiver, parents, carer, mothers, fathers
- caretakerscaretaker, caretakers, caregiver, guardian, minder
- childcare workersnanny, live-in nanny, au pair, childminder, daycare teacher
babysitterparent
Mother or father
neglector · guardian · abandoner · legal guardian · adoptive parent
- babysitting circleGroup sharing child supervision duties
- Babysitters ClubTeen childcare collective