# babysitter

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbeɪbiˌsɪtɚ/ · frequency rank #22,004

## Definitions
1. A person who cares for one or more babies or children for a short period of time in place of their legal guardians.
2. A person who has to watch or attend to anything or anyone unnecessarily closely; a coddler or handholder.

## Etymology
From baby + sitter.

## Common misspellings (14)
`abbysitter`, `babbysitter`, `babsyitter`, `babyistter`, `babysiter`, `babysitetr`, `babysitterr`, `babysittre`, `babyssitter`, `babystiter`, `babyysitter`, `baybsitter`, `bbabysitter`, `bbaysitter`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/babysitter