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語源

From baby +‎ sitter.

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈbeɪ̯biˌsɪtə/, [ˈbe̞ɪ̯bɪi̯ˌsɪtʰə]
• (General American) IPA: /ˈbeɪ̯biˌsɪtɚ/, [ˈbeɪ̯bɪi̯ˌsɪɾɚ]
• (General Australian) IPA: /ˈbæ̝ɪ̯biˌsɪtɚ/, [ˈbæ̝ɪ̯bɪi̯ˌsɪɾɚ]
• ハイフネーション: ba‧by‧sit‧ter

名詞

babysitter (plural babysitters)

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

   Synonyms: childsitter, sitter

   Hypernym: childminder

   My neighbor is sometimes a babysitter for other mothers’ children.

2. (derogatory) A person who has to watch or attend to anything or anyone unnecessarily closely; a coddler or handholder.
   • 2005, Alan Ball, Playing Extra Time, page 158:

     He said he did not want to be on tenterhooks worrying about us and having to act as a babysitter for grown men.

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