teen-sitter

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   One who watches or tends someone else’s teenage child for a period of time, often for…

   One who watches or tends someone else’s teenage child for a period of time, often for money.

   • Woman phoned to say she and her husband went to Paris for the weekend, leaving their children with a—well, a teen-sitter, I suppose. The couple got back late last night to find the lot gone and naturally she assumes they’ve all drowned.
   • “And you’d be Max Hunter,” she continued, as if she weren’t a very rude woman. “I’m Dana Dupinsky, Caroline’s friend.” / “So I’m told,” he responded dryly. “As well as a teen-sitter with a narcolepsy problem.”
   • “We’re going to need to work up a schedule to keep her entertained and ensure someone is always with her. She looks older than fifteen but she’s just a kid.” / “Shouldn’t be a problem,” Beck said. “An army of teen-sitters.[…]”

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