childmind

/ˈtʃaɪldˌmaɪnd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈtʃaɪldˌmaɪnd/ (ame, ipa)

childmind — verb

  • childmindpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • childminds3rd person singular
  • childminding-ing form
  • childmindedpast simple

1. to look after other people's children in your own home, usually as paid work

1.動詞不及物B2
釋義

to look after other people's children in your own home, usually as paid work

例句

Ingrid started childminding after her own children began school.

childminding as gerund

Kwame childminds for two families in his neighbourhood.

childmind + for + [family]

同義詞
  • babysit

    babysitting is usually occasional and done in the child's home, while childminding is regular and in the caregiver's home

  • nanny

    a nanny typically works in the family's home, not their own; 'nanny' is a noun, not a verb

  • look after

    a general phrasal verb for any kind of care; 'childmind' specifically means paid childcare in your own home

文法句型

childmind + for + person/family

用法筆記

Mainly used in British English. The -ing form 'childminding' is more frequent than other inflected forms, and the related noun 'childminder' is the standard term for a registered home-based childcare provider in the UK.

常見錯誤

❌I childmind for the neighbours every Friday night at their house.
✅I babysit for the neighbours every Friday night at their house.
💡childminding happens in the caregiver's own home; if you go to the child's home, use 'babysit'.