childminder

/ˈtʃaɪldmaɪndə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈtʃaɪldmaɪndər/ (ame, ipa)

childminder — noun

  • childmindersingular
  • childmindersplural

1. someone whose job is looking after young children at their own house during the

1.名詞B2
釋義

someone whose job is looking after young children at their own house during the day, usually while the mum or dad is away earning a living.

例句

Yasmin found a friendly childminder who lives two streets away from her flat.

find + a childminder for arranging paid daytime care

Our childminder picks the twins up from school and gives them a hot lunch.

subject in the carer's daily routine

同義詞
  • babysitter

    more common in American English; often a teenager doing short evening jobs rather than full-time daytime work

  • nanny

    works in the family's home and usually cares for one family's children only

  • daycare provider

    American term for the same role; often used for larger group settings

文法句型

a childminder for [child]

hire/find a childminder

用法筆記

Mainly British English; American English usually says babysitter or daycare provider. The carer works from their own home, not the child's home — that is what separates a childminder from a nanny.

常見錯誤

❌A childminder works at the family's house every morning.
✅A nanny works at the family's house every morning.
💡a childminder cares for children at the carer's own home, not the family's home.
❌The school hired a childminder for the lunch break.
✅The school hired a lunchtime supervisor for the lunch break.
💡childminder refers to paid home-based daytime care, not staff inside a school.