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.