Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

babysitter

/ˈbeɪ̯biˌsɪtɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.21 in modern English

Syllables: ba-by-sit-ter
IPA: /ˈbeɪ̯biˌsɪtɚ/

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who cares for one or more babies or children for a short period of time in place of their legal guardians.

noun

A person who has to watch or attend to anything or anyone unnecessarily closely; a coddler or handholder.

Derogatory

Example Sentences

"My neighbor is sometimes a babysitter for other mothers’ children."
"He said he did not want to be on tenterhooks worrying about us and having to act as a babysitter for grown men."

Etymology

From baby + sitter.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈbeɪ̯biˌsɪtɚ/
British English: /ˈbeɪ̯biˌsɪtə/

Usage

Derogatory

Inflected Forms

babysitters (plural) baby-sitter (alternative) baby sitter (alternative, rare)

Derived Forms

babysit

Phrases

babysitter test electronic babysitter house-sitter

Frequently Paired Words

birdsitter catsitter dogsitter homesitter house-sitter petsitter puppysitter nanny

Synonyms

childsitter sitter baby-sitter

Rhymes With

baby-sitter

Questions

How do you pronounce babysitter?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbeɪ̯biˌsɪtɚ/.
What does babysitter mean?: A person who cares for one or more babies or children for a short period of time in place of their legal guardians.
Where does babysitter come from?: From baby + sitter.

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