teen-sitter

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

By analogy with babysitter.

Noun

teen-sitter (plural teen-sitters)

  1. (rare) One who watches or tends someone else’s teenage child for a period of time, often for money.
    • 2002, Ruth Rendell, chapter 1, in The Babes in the Wood (A Chief Inspector Wexford Mystery; 19), New York, N.Y.: Crown Publishers, →ISBN, page 9:
      Woman phoned to say she and her husband went to Paris for the weekend, leaving their children with a—well, a teen-sitter, I suppose. The couple got back late last night to find the lot gone and naturally she assumes they’ve all drowned.
    • 2003, Karen Rose, chapter 7, in Don’t Tell, New York, N.Y.: Warner Books, →ISBN, page 87:
      “And you’d be Max Hunter,” she continued, as if she weren’t a very rude woman. “I’m Dana Dupinsky, Caroline’s friend.” / “So I’m told,” he responded dryly. “As well as a teen-sitter with a narcolepsy problem.”
    • 2016, Kate Meader, chapter 6, in Sparking the Fire, New York, N.Y.: Pocket Books, →ISBN, page 105:
      “We’re going to need to work up a schedule to keep her entertained and ensure someone is always with her. She looks older than fifteen but she’s just a kid.” / “Shouldn’t be a problem,” Beck said. “An army of teen-sitters. […]”
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