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sit·ter    Audio Help   [sit-er] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.a person who sits.
2.a brooding hen.
3.a person who stays with young children while the parents go out; baby-sitter.
4.a person who provides routine or custodial care temporarily or part-time, as for an elderly person or a pet whose owner is on vacation.
5.Slang. the buttocks; rump.
[Origin: 1300–50; ME; see sit1, -er1]
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Sit·ter    Audio Help   [sit-er] Pronunciation Key
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Wil·lem de    Audio Help   [wil-uhm duh] Pronunciation Key, 1872–1934, Dutch astronomer and mathematician.
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sit·ter    Audio Help   (sĭt'ər)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. One that sits, especially:
    1. A person who cares for young children when the parents are not home; a babysitter.
    2. A person who poses or models, as for a portrait.
  2. A brooding hen.

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Sit·ter    Audio Help   (sĭt'ər)  Pronunciation Key 
Dutch astronomer noted for his work on cosmology and relativity.

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sitter

noun
1. Dutch astronomer who calculated the size of the universe and suggested that it is expanding (1872-1934) 
2. an organism (person or animal) that sits [ant: stander] 
3. a person engaged to care for children when the parents are not home [syn: babysitter] 
4. a person who poses for a painter or sculptor [syn: artist's model] 
5. a domestic hen ready to brood [syn: brood hen] 

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ˈsitter1 noun
a person who poses for a portrait etc
Arabic: من يَجْلِس أمام الرسّام لِيُصَوِّرَه
Chinese (Simplified): 模特
Chinese (Traditional): 模特
Czech: model
Danish: en, som sidder model
Dutch: model
Estonian: modell
Finnish: taiteilijan malli
French: modèle
German: das Modell
Greek: μοντέλο (π.χ. ζωγράφου)
Hungarian: modell
Icelandic: fyrirsæta
Indonesian: orang yang berpose
Italian: modello
Japanese: モデル
Korean: (초상화를 그리기 위해) 앉은 사람; 착석자
Latvian: modelis
Lithuanian: pozuotojas
Norwegian: en som sitter modell
Polish: model
Portuguese (Brazil): modelo
Portuguese (Portugal): modelo
Romanian: model
Russian: позирующий, модель
Slovak: model
Slovenian: model
Spanish: modelo
Swedish: modell
Turkish: model, poz veren
ˈsitter2 noun
a baby-sitter
Arabic: مُراقِبَه، مُعْتَنِيَه، رَقّابَه، مُرَبِّيَه
Chinese (Simplified): 替人看孩子的人
Chinese (Traditional): 替人看孩子的人
Czech: hlídač, -ka dětí
Danish: babysitter
Dutch: oppas
Estonian: lapsehoidja
Finnish: lapsenvahti
French: gardien, *-ienne
German: der, *die Babysitter(in)
Greek: μπέιμπι σίτερ
Hungarian: gyermekőrző
Icelandic: barnapía
Indonesian: penjaga bayi
Italian: baby-sitter
Japanese: ベビーシッター
Korean: 아기 봐주는 사람
Latvian: aukle
Lithuanian: (laikina) vaikų prižiūrėtoja
Norwegian: barnevakt
Polish: opiekunka do dziecka
Portuguese (Brazil): baby-sitter
Portuguese (Portugal): baby-sitter
Romanian: baby-sitter
Russian: приходящая няня
Slovak: opatrovateľ, -ka; kto opatruje cudzie deti
Slovenian: varuška
Spanish: canguro
Swedish: barnvakt
Turkish: çocuk bakıcı
See also: sit-in, sitting, sitting-room, sit, sit back, sit down, sit out, sit tight, sit up, sitting target, sitting duck, "sitter" in any language

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary (Beta Version), © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd.

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