Definition
A woman who looks after other people’s children for a limited time.
Translations
- English
- female babysitter
- Français
- baby-sitter féminine
- Türkçe
- kadın çocuk bakıcısı
- Polski
- opiekunka do dziecka
- Русский
- няня
- Українська
- няня
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Babysitterin
- A2
- Noun
- Work & Professions
- People & Family
female babysitter
/diː ˈbeːbizɪtərɪn/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- die
- Gender
- Feminine
- Plural
- Babysitterinnen
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A2
- Morphology
- Derived word
- Topics
- Work & ProfessionsPrimaryPeople & Family
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Die Babysitterin bringt die Kinder ins Bett.NominativSing.The babysitter puts the children to bed.
- Die Eltern loben die Babysitterin für ihre Geduld.AkkusativSing.The parents praise the babysitter for her patience.
- Die Mutter dankt der Babysitterin für ihre Hilfe.DativSing.The mother thanks the babysitter for her help.
- Die Zuverlässigkeit der Babysitterin ist allen bekannt.GenitivSing.Everyone knows how reliable the babysitter is.
- Die Babysitterinnen arbeiten heute bis spät.NominativPlur.The babysitters are working late today.
- Die Eltern suchen zuverlässige Babysitterinnen.AkkusativPlur.The parents are looking for reliable babysitters.
- Die Kinder vertrauen den Babysitterinnen.DativPlur.The children trust the babysitters.
- Die Erfahrungen der Babysitterinnen sind sehr unterschiedlich.GenitivPlur.The babysitters’ experiences are very different.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Babysitterin/ˈbeːbizɪtərɪn/
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Article phrase
die Babysitterin/diː ˈbeːbizɪtərɪn/
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Plural
Babysitterinnen/ˈbeːbizɪtərɪnən/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Babysitterin | die Babysitterinnen |
| Akkusativ | die Babysitterin | die Babysitterinnen |
| Dativ | der Babysitterin | den Babysitterinnen |
| Genitiv | der Babysitterin | der Babysitterinnen |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationeine erfahrene Babysitterin
- Collocationeine zuverlässige Babysitterin
- Verb constructioneine Babysitterin engagieren + Akkusativ
- Verb constructionder Babysitterin danken + Dativ
- Sentence patternDie Babysitterin passt auf die Kinder auf.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Broader termKinderbetreuerin
Kinderbetreuerin is the broader term and can also refer to professional or longer-term childcare; Babysitterin usually looks after children only temporarily.
- Easily confused withBabysitter — male babysitter
Babysitterin is the feminine form; Babysitter can refer to the person in general or specifically to a man.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeDerived word
- BabysitterOther
- -inSuffix
„Babysitterin“ is the feminine form of „Babysitter“ formed with the suffix „-in“.
Word family
- Babysitter — male babysitter