A person left to watch over a child, or several children, when no other adult, or adults are available to supervise. Known to use the telephone excessively, send subjects to bed early, and threaten to lock them in the basement. A perfect example of a babysitter can be seen in the Calvin and Hobbes comic strip.

NOTE: Parents sometimes confuse the Internet with a Babysitter.

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