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childminding

childminding noun: the act of looking after a child or children. Also the present participle and gerund of childmind.

Noun

childminding (uncountable)

  1. the act of looking after a child or children

Also used as

childminding is also the present participle and gerund of childmind.

Questions about childminding

What does childminding mean?
Childminding means the act of looking after a child or children.
What part of speech is childminding?
Childminding is a noun.

Words near childminding in the dictionary

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

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