Definitions
a person who looks after babies (usually in the person's own home) while the babies' parents are working
Word origin
From Middle English mynder, mendowre (“one who has a good memory; bears in mind; watches over; a keeper”); equivalent to mind + -er.
Used in a sentence
“The twenty-eight journalists who sailed with the task force were accompanied by seven censors or 'minders' from the MoD, as well as by military press officers attached to each unit.”
“Once again the employers, now closely gripped by Central Government minders, offered 4 % now and 7 % in one year's time, and all tied to modernisation. This was not what the FBU had bargained for. So the strike started.”
“Rear Admiral John Woodward, the operational commander, summarized the instructions to the six MoD minders as “co-operation, yes; information, no.””
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Child watcher”6 letters
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