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childminded

childminded is the simple past and past participle of childmind.

Meaning of childmind

Verb

childmind (third-person singular simple present childminds, present participle childminding, simple past and past participle childminded)

  1. To look after children while their parents are absent.
    • In fact, he helped me childmind Thomas who at one time needed to relieve himself and was desperate for a toilet.2001, Patrick Miti, Walking Through AIDS, page 90
    Synonyms:
    babysit

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Questions about childminded

What is childminded the simple past and past participle of?
Childminded is the simple past and past participle of childmind.

Words near childminded in the dictionary

  1. childlove
  2. childlover
  3. childlovers
  4. childly
  5. childmind
  6. childminded
  7. childminder
  8. childminders
  9. childminding
  10. childminds
  11. childness

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