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childminder

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

Noun

childminder (plural childminders)

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

Forms of childminder

pluralchildminders
alternative formchild minder

Origin of childminder

From child + minder.

Questions about childminder

What does childminder mean?
Childminder means a person employed to look after other people's children while they are away; a babysitter.
What part of speech is childminder?
Childminder is a noun.
What is the plural of childminder?
The plural of childminder is childminders.

Words near childminder in the dictionary

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

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