childminder

[chahyld-mahyn-der]

child·mind·er

[chahyld-mahyn-der]
noun British.
a baby-sitter.

Origin:
1940–45; child + mind + -er1
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Childminder is always a great word to know.
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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
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childminder
 
n
a person who looks after children, esp those whose parents are working

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Main Entry:  childminder
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  a person who cares for other people's children as employment; also written child-minder
Usage:  UK; childminding n
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