BOLOOK AFTER somebodysomeone who is paid to look after young children while their parents are at work 〔孩子父母外出工作时〕受雇照看孩子的人
—childminding noun [uncountableU]
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childminder• What was he supposed to be, a childminder?• If you opt for a childminder, you should: Visit the house several times with your child.• The potentialsavingcompared to paying for a childminder can be considerable; more so for a nanny.• The cost of a childminderaverages £90 a week, with a nursery place around £110.• Relativesremain the greatest source of carers for pre-school children; childmindersaccount for 26 percent.• I asked my childminder to do what I do when Laura is naughty.• Will I be able to meet other childminders?• Will he at least allow them the cost of paying childminders?• Working to the future we hope to complete the mammothregistrationtask with childminders.