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babysitter
CIDE DICTIONARY
babysitter, n.
A person engaged to care for children when the parents are not home. [WordNet 1.5]
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babysitter
Keeper
N keeper, custodian, custos, ranger, warder, jailer, gaoler, turnkey, castellan, guard, watchdog, watchman, Charley, chokidar, durwan, hayward, sentry, sentinel, watch and ward, concierge, coast guard, guarda costa, game keeper, escort, bodyguard, protector, governor, duenna, guardian, governess, nurse, nanny, babysitter, catsitter, dogsitter, bonne, ayah.For further exploring for "babysitter" in Webster Dictionary Online