- childminder
- [ˈtʃaɪldˌmaɪndə]noun [C] Britishsomeone whose job is to look after children while their parents are at work, usually in his or her own home
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childminder — ► NOUN Brit. ▪ a person who looks after children in their own house for payment … English terms dictionary
childminder — UK [ˈtʃaɪldˌmaɪndə(r)] / US [ˈtʃaɪldˌmaɪndər] noun [countable] Word forms childminder : singular childminder plural childminders British someone whose job is to look after children while their parents are at work, usually in his or her own home … English dictionary
childminder — noun A person who looks after other peoples children (for a fee) while they are at work (a babysitter (USA, Canada) = childminder (UK)?, in home daycare provider?, professional daycare worker?) (Please clarify the distinctions made.) … Wiktionary
childminder — [[t]tʃa͟ɪldmaɪndə(r)[/t]] childminders N COUNT A childminder is someone whose job it is to look after children when the children s parents are away or are at work. Childminders usually work in their own homes. [BRIT] Syn: minder … English dictionary
childminder — /chuyld muyn deuhr/, n. Brit. a baby sitter. [1940 45; CHILD + MIND + ER1] * * * … Universalium
childminder — child|min|der [ˈtʃaıldˌmaındə US ər] n BrE someone who is paid to look after young children while their parents are at work >childminding n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
childminder — n. (British) caretaker for a child, babysitter … English contemporary dictionary
childminder — noun Brit. a person who looks after children in their own house for payment. Derivatives child minding noun … English new terms dictionary
childminder — noun (C) BrE someone who is paid to look after young children while their parents are at work; babysitter AmE childminding noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
childminder — /ˈtʃaɪldmaɪndə/ (say chuyldmuynduh) noun someone who looks after children, usually without formal training. –childminding, noun …
