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Childminder in a sentence

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Childminder | Childminders | Childminding

Childminder meaning

A person employed to look after other people's children while they are away; a babysitter.

Using Childminder

  • The main meaning on this page is: A person employed to look after other people's children while they are away; a babysitter.
  • In the example corpus, childminder often appears in combinations such as: as childminder, the childminder, childminder and.

Context around Childminder

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 7 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 16 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

willoughby 1× registered 1×

Often after:

hilary 1× amy 1× agency 1× spotted 1× asks 1×

Sentence patterns with Childminder

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

as a childminder 2× a childminder was taking 1× a registered childminder 1× as a childminder on the 1× as a childminder spotted the 1× at the childminder s and 1× but the childminder asks me 1× childminder hilary sharpe 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a childminder was 1× but foster told 1× childminder hilary sharpe 1× evans picked up 1× however the family 1× i work straight 1×

Common sentence endings:

as a childminder 2× a registered childminder 1× around the corner 1× crossing on braakstraat 1× despite being deregistered 1× dogs are petrified 1×

Words around Childminder

Just before it in the word index:

childline 31 childlike 101 childlessness 9 childless 132 childishness 8 childishly 9

Just after it in the word index:

childminders 20 childminding 4 childproof 5 childrearing 14 childree 2 children 37.669

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaon 20 abbv 20 abdalla 20 abdirahman 20 abdulmalik 20 abhimanyu 20

Corpus analysis for Childminder

  • In this selection, "childminder" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, willoughby, registered, hilary, amy and agency stand out and add context to how "childminder" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include as a childminder and a childminder was taking. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "childminder" sits close to words such as aaon, abbv and abdalla, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with childminder

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

She lives in Bidford, where she works as a childminder. (10 words)

Evans picked up the cot and set about looking for a childminder. (12 words)

The childminder later confirmed she had not seen the baby for several days. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

The grant – £600 for those who register with Ofsted and £1,200 for those who register with a childminder agency – is aimed at boosting the numbers of childminders working to offer parents more flexible childcare. (35 words)

The waterworks haven’t started yet, but the childminder asks me to set up a WhatsApp group with her, my wife and I, that will let us know as soon as they do. (33 words)

But Foster told the regulator she did not exceed the permitted number of children and lied to other parents that she had been a nurse and her husband was also a registered childminder. (33 words)

Example sentences (16)

Childminder Hilary Sharpe said in a sworn statement that children she looks after in her house, some 300 metres from the quarry, are “terrified” of the blasts, while her dogs are “petrified”.

However, the family noticed Rose "started to really struggle", even finding it difficult to walk to her childminder Amy's house around the corner.

Kara Jewell, the nursery director at Sparkle Lodge Early Years, also works as a childminder.

Played on designer Kenneth MacLeod’s simple, smartly adaptable, neon-trimmed set (which is augmented affectingly by video designer Rob Willoughby), ChildMinder is an admirably brave and ambitious work of playwriting.

She lives in Bidford, where she works as a childminder.

The grant – £600 for those who register with Ofsted and £1,200 for those who register with a childminder agency – is aimed at boosting the numbers of childminders working to offer parents more flexible childcare.

Then a shopper at M&S, who works as a childminder, spotted the child after hearing her ‘scream’.

The waterworks haven’t started yet, but the childminder asks me to set up a WhatsApp group with her, my wife and I, that will let us know as soon as they do.

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But Foster told the regulator she did not exceed the permitted number of children and lied to other parents that she had been a nurse and her husband was also a registered childminder.

Prosecutor Naeem Valli said Connolly also sent a message saying she intended to work her notice period as a childminder “on the sly” despite being deregistered.

The childminder later confirmed she had not seen the baby for several days.

Evans picked up the cot and set about looking for a childminder.

I work straight through, the boys are at the childminder’s and my wife picks up our daughter.

I go to an ATM to take out money for the childminder and for the wedding tomorrow.

Mrs Richards said the delay has impacted her family financially because she is a childminder, and before their holiday Simon gave up his job as a teacher to join her.

A childminder was taking five children to primary school on a Stint electric cargo bike at a rail crossing on Braakstraat.

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Common combinations with childminder

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "childminder" in a sentence?
An example: "Childminder Hilary Sharpe said in a sworn statement that children she looks after in her house, some 300 metres from the quarry, are “terrified” of the blasts, while her dogs are “petrified”." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "childminder" from authentic English texts.
What does "childminder" mean?
Childminder means: A person employed to look after other people's children while they are away; a babysitter.
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