babysitter
gb/bˈeɪbisˌɪtɚ/ us/bˈeɪbisˌɪtɚ/
A2
Inglês
Acepções
0 acepção
Substantivo
A2
role
1
person paid to watch children
A person who watches children when parents are out.
Padrão de uso:
a babysitter (for [child/children]); get/hire a babysitter; [someone]'s babysitter
Erro comum:
Don’t confuse babysitter (short-term) with nanny (often regular and longer-term, sometimes living with the family).
Sinônimos
sitter (More general and informal; can also mean someone who watches pets or a house.)
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childminder (Common in British English; often implies registered childcare, sometimes for groups.)
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nanny (Usually more regular, longer-term childcare; may work full-time.)
Colocações
hire a babysitter
|get a babysitter
|find a babysitter
|regular babysitter
|local babysitter
|teenage babysitter
|trustworthy babysitter
|babysitter for the evening
|babysitter fees
|emergency babysitter
Temas
family
|childcare
|daily_life
|work
Exemplos
- We hired a babysitter so we could go out for dinner.
- The babysitter put the kids to bed at eight.
- Do you know a reliable babysitter in the neighborhood?
Exemplos para estudantes
- The babysitter is coming at 7 p.m.
- I need a babysitter for my two children.
Substantivo
informal
B2
role
2
person watching an adult briefly
A person who stays with an adult who needs to be looked after.
Padrão de uso:
a babysitter for [someone]; be [someone]'s babysitter
Erro comum:
This use can sound slightly disrespectful; in formal contexts, prefer caregiver, aide, or carer.
Sinônimos
caregiver (More respectful and general; can be professional or family.)
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carer (Common in British English; often used in healthcare and social care.)
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aide (Often a paid helper, especially in healthcare settings.)
Colocações
be his babysitter
|act as a babysitter
|need a babysitter for my dad
|stay as a babysitter
|someone's babysitter for the afternoon
Temas
health
|family
|caregiving
|daily_life
Exemplos
- After his surgery, he needed someone to be a babysitter for a few days.
- I can’t go tonight—I’m basically my uncle’s babysitter while he recovers.
- She felt like a babysitter, constantly making sure he took his medication.
Exemplos para estudantes
- I stayed home as a babysitter for my grandmother.
Substantivo
informal
C1
role
3
person supervising someone irresponsible
Someone who must watch another person like a child.
Padrão de uso:
be a babysitter for [someone]; serve as the babysitter
Erro comum:
Usually critical; it suggests the other person should be more independent.
Sinônimos
chaperone (Often about accompanying a group, especially young people, rather than managing incompetence.)
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minder (Informal; emphasizes watching or guarding someone.)
Colocações
play the babysitter
|become the babysitter
|need a babysitter
|act like a babysitter
|serve as the babysitter on the trip
Temas
work
|relationships
|behavior
|social_life
Exemplos
- I’m not going on that trip if I have to be everyone’s babysitter.
- He expects his assistant to be a babysitter and remind him of everything.
- Stop acting like my babysitter—I can handle it.
Exemplos para estudantes
- I don’t want to be his babysitter at work.
Substantivo
technical
C1
entity
4
program that monitors and restarts
A tool that checks a system and fixes it if it stops working.
Padrão de uso:
a babysitter for [system/process]; babysitter process
Erro comum:
This is specialized jargon; in general English, babysitter usually means a person caring for children.
Sinônimos
watchdog (More standard technical term for the same idea.)
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monitor (Broader; may only observe, not restart or intervene.)
Colocações
babysitter process
|babysitter script
|system babysitter
|service babysitter
|a babysitter for the server
Temas
technology
|computing
Exemplos
- We run a babysitter process that restarts the service if it crashes.
- A watchdog (or babysitter) checks the connection every minute.
- The babysitter script sends an alert when the job hangs.
Gramática
Forma no dicionário
babysitter
AFI
GB/bˈeɪbisˌɪtɚ/
US/bˈeɪbisˌɪtɚ/
Sílabas e tonicidade
babysit - ter (2 sílabas)
Stress on 1st syllable (babysit)
Formas da palavra
Noun
- Base: babysitter
- Plural: babysitters
Família de palavras
Forms
babysitters
noun
Core family
babysit
verb A2
babysitting
noun
Expressões
babysitter cam
1/bˈeɪbisˌɪtɚ kˈæm/
fixed phrase
camera used to monitor babysitter
A camera parents use to watch the babysitter.
Exemplos
- They installed a babysitter cam in the living room.
- The babysitter found out about the babysitter cam and quit.
- A babysitter cam can help parents feel more secure, but it raises privacy concerns.
babysitter state
1/bˈeɪbisˌɪtɚ stˈeɪt/
fixed phrase
informal
government seen as overprotective
A government that controls people too much “for their own good.”
Exemplos
- Some critics say the new safety rules are turning us into a babysitter state.
- He argued that higher taxes and bans are signs of a babysitter state.
- The columnist warned against a growing babysitter state.
play babysitter (to [someone])
1/plˈeɪ bˈeɪbisˌɪtɚ tə sˈʌmwˌʌn/
idiom
informal
supervise someone like a child
To watch someone closely because they can’t manage alone.
Exemplos
- I’m done playing babysitter to grown adults on this project.
- She refused to play babysitter for her younger brother all weekend.
- He thinks it’s my job to play babysitter and fix his mistakes.