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babysitter
A person who looks after children for a few hours, usually for payment, while their parents are not at home.
Wir haben für Samstagabend einen Babysitter engagiert, damit wir ins Kino gehen können.
We hired a babysitter for Saturday evening so that we can go to the movies.
'Babysitter' is a loanword from English, made up of 'Baby' (baby) and 'sitter' (someone who sits/stays). It is fully established in German and is used like a German word.
Meine Nachbarin ist eine sehr zuverlässige Babysitterin.
My neighbor is a very reliable babysitter.
The verb 'babysitten' (to babysit) is derived from the noun 'der Babysitter' (the babysitter). Careful: although it ends in '-sitten', it is not a separable verb.
Morgen Abend babysitte ich bei den Nachbarn.
Tomorrow evening I'm babysitting for the neighbors.
Common verbs used with 'Babysitter' are 'einen Babysitter suchen' (to look for a babysitter), 'finden' (to find), or 'engagieren' (to hire). You can also say 'als Babysitter arbeiten' (to work as a babysitter).
Wir müssen für Freitag dringend einen Babysitter finden.
We urgently need to find a babysitter for Friday.
educator
'der Erzieher' and 'der Babysitter' both have to do with looking after children. An 'Erzieher' works professionally and pedagogically with children or young people, for example in a kindergarten or after-school care center. He regularly supports children and also helps with their development. A 'Babysitter' usually looks after children only for a few hours, often in the evening or when the parents are away. The words can be confused because both people watch children. But 'Erzieher' suggests a profession and educational work, while 'Babysitter' suggests short-term care at home.
Morgen Abend kommt ein Babysitter, weil die Eltern ins Theater gehen.
A babysitter is coming tomorrow evening because the parents are going to the theater.
Der Erzieher hilft den Kindern im Kindergarten beim Basteln.
The educator helps the children with crafts at the kindergarten.