A person who looks after children, either as a paid worker or as a parent.
Tracey is an exceptionally dedicated and professional childcarer
we only have my wage coming in as my husband is the main childcarer
Example sentencesExamples
Sometimes the best childcarer may be the neighbour.
What we are seeing more and more these days is a request, particularly from primary childcarers, to compress their working hours into fewer days.
There should be no bias in favour of the money-earner and against the home-maker and the childcarer.
The Government introduced a graduate-level qualification for childcarers two years ago.
Childcarers deserve a decent standard of living and parents deserve peace of mind and a decent standard of living too.
She qualified as a childcarer two years ago, having previously worked as a teacher in her home country of Pakistan.
Increasing demand for qualified professional childcarers has seen the number of nannies in Britain reach a record 111,484 and wages rise to 30,000.
Ms Leach also found a staggering number of mothers did not follow up the references of their childcarers or organised care at the last minute.
At some point in the marriage, the wife, maintainer of the pristine house and primary child-carer, will stand at the kitchen sink daydreaming of Mr Darcy's ardent admiration for Elizabeth Bennett's fine eyes and finer mind.
A home childcarer might work most of the week as a childminder in her own home but do the odd evening shift or overnight stay at your house.
Synonyms
nanny, governess, nursery nurse, nurserymaid, childminder, au pair