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childminder

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A person employed to look after other people's children while they are away; a babysitter.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From child + minder.

Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: детегледачка (detegledačka) — person who looks after other people's children
  • Czech: paní f na hlídání n dětí — person who looks after other people's children
  • Dutch: oppas — person who looks after other people's children
  • Dutch: kinderoppas — person who looks after other people's children
  • Dutch: babysitter — person who looks after other people's children
  • Dutch: babysitster — person who looks after other people's children
  • Finnish: lastenvahti — person who looks after other people's children
  • French: nourrice — person who looks after other people's children
  • French: nounou — person who looks after other people's children
  • French: gardienne d'enfants — person who looks after other people's children
  • French: assistante maternelle — person who looks after other people's children
  • French: maman de jour — person who looks after other people's children
  • German: Babysitter — person who looks after other people's children
  • German: Babysitterin — person who looks after other people's children
  • German: Tagesmutter — person who looks after other people's children
  • German: Tagesvater — person who looks after other people's children
  • German: Kinderhüter — person who looks after other people's children
  • German: Kinderhüterin — person who looks after other people's children
  • Irish: feighlí páistí — person who looks after other people's children
  • Polish: opiekunka do dziecka — person who looks after other people's children
  • Volapük: cilikälädan — person who looks after other people's children