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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries保姆
Pronunciation / Transliteration: bǎomǔ
"我们需要找一个可靠的保姆。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who takes care of a baby or child while the parents are temporarily away.
"We hired a teenage neighbor to act as our babysitter for the evening."
- 1
To care for a child or children as a babysitter.
"She likes to babysit for her cousins on weekends to earn extra money."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term is a compound originating in mid-20th century American English, combining 'baby' (an infant or young child) and 'sitter' (one who sits, derived from the verb 'sit'). Originally derived from the older phrase 'sitting with a baby' which emerged in the late 1930s, it transitioned into a standard noun by the 1940s to describe temporary childcare providers.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Babysitter" is said worldwide
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babysitteur
Transliteration: ba-bi-si-tœʁ
"Nous avons engagé une babysitteur pour ce soir."
Babysitter
Transliteration: ˈbeːbiˌzɪtɐ
"Der Babysitter kümmert sich um die Kinder."
babysitter
Transliteration: ˈbɛbiˌsitter
"La babysitter è arrivata puntuale."
niñera
Transliteration: niˈɲeɾa
"Contratamos a una niñera para el sábado."
babá
Transliteration: baˈba
"A babá colocou as crianças para dormir."
बेबीसिटर
Transliteration: bebi-sitar
"हमने बच्चों के लिए एक बेबीसिटर रखा है।"
保姆
Transliteration: bǎomǔ
"我们需要找一个可靠的保姆。"
베이비시터
Transliteration: be-bi-si-teo
"우리는 오늘 밤 베이비시터를 고용했습니다."
ベビーシッター
Transliteration: bebīshittā
"彼女は週末によくベビーシッターをします。"
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