ベビーシッター

also: ベビー・シッター · ベイビーシッター · ベビーシッタ · ベビシッター · ベービーシッター

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Meanings

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Loanword from English; refers to a person who temporarily cares for children, often in the parents' absence.

週しゅう末まつにベビーシッターを頼たのんだ。
I hired a babysitter for the weekend.
彼かの女じょは学がく生せい時じ代だいにベビーシッターのアルバイトをしていた。
She worked part-time as a babysitter when she was a student.

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Usage patterns

ベビーシッターを雇やとうto hire a babysitter
週しゅう末まつは外がい出しゅつするので、ベビーシッターを雇やとった。
Since we're going out this weekend, we hired a babysitter.
ベビーシッターに頼たのむto ask a babysitter to look after someone
急きゅうな用よう事じができたので、ベビーシッターに子こ供どもを頼たのんだ。
Something urgent came up, so I asked the babysitter to watch the kids.
ベビーシッターをするto work as a babysitter
大だい学がく生せいの時とき、アルバイトでベビーシッターをしていた。
When I was a university student, I worked part-time as a babysitter.

Related words

子こ守もり
子守 is a native Japanese word for the general act of looking after children, while ベビーシッター specifically refers to a hired person who does this job.
保ほ育いく士しN2
保育士 is a licensed childcare professional who works in nurseries, whereas ベビーシッター is typically an informally hired individual who cares for children in the home.

Don't confuse with

保ほ育いく士しN2
保育士 is a state-licensed professional who works at a nursery facility, whereas ベビーシッター is often an informal or part-time babysitter without a required qualification.

Counted with

人にん
counter for people

Built from

ベビー+シッター

Etymology

Borrowed from English 'babysitter'. The spelling ベビーシッター reflects the common Japanese adaptation of the English pronunciation.