noun
babysitter
A2
Babysitter: Noun (traditionally der Babysitter). Means someone who looks after children temporarily. Plural unchanged: Babysitter. Genitive singular often 'des Babysitters', genitive plural 'der Babysitter'. Dative plural: den Babysittern. English loanword, can be male or female; German also uses 'Babysitterin' for female occasionally.
Examples
Der Babysitter passt heute Abend auf die Kinder auf.
The babysitter is looking after the children tonight.
Die Eltern bezahlten einen Babysitter für die Kinder, weil sie am Abend zur Arbeit mussten.
The parents paid a babysitter for the children because they had to go to work in the evening.
Wir brauchen einen Babysitter für heute Abend.
We need a babysitter for tonight.
Details
Mnemonics
picture a person sitting with a baby watching over them
English 'baby sitter' (same word)
der - think 'der Babysitter' (masculine article) as the base form
Notes
Imported English word used in German. Plural is identical in form (Babysitter). Can be used for male or female caretakers; article or context marks gender.