sitter

as in nurse
a person employed to care for a young child or children we'll be going to the movie if we can get a sitter for the kids

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Recent Examples of sitter But as the rules of this wedding were clear and consistent, and a sitter was provided, Miss Manners agrees that your relatives were rude to bring them anyway. Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 19 July 2024 First, their pet sitter mentioned that Nola managed to jump the tall fence surrounding their home. Kelli Bender, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024 In fact, as an article published by Newsweek last year found, your pup's favorite person can be anyone from the sitter, to the grandpa, or even a neighbor. Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024 First exhibited in Italy, these paintings and prints match the exuberance of their sitters with kaleidoscopic colors; their transfers appear enlivened by Warhol’s generous brush or swaths of garish collage. Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 4 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for sitter 

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“Sitter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sitter. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.

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