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Babysitter vs Catsitter - What's the difference?

babysitter | catsitter |

As nouns the difference between babysitter and catsitter

is that babysitter is babysitter while catsitter is one who acts as babysitter for a cat in the owner's absence.

babysitter

English

Alternative forms

* (l) * (rare) (l)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person who cares for one or more babies or children for a short period of time in place of their legal guardians.
    • My neighbor is sometimes a babysitter for other moms' children.

    Derived terms

    * babysitter test

    Related terms

    * babysit * house-sitter

    See also

    * nanny * nurse ----

    catsitter

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who acts as babysitter for a cat in the owner's absence.
  • * 1974 , Don Robertson, Praise the human season
    • Still, don't you think he'd be happier staying home, with a catsitter to take care of him?
  • * 2004 , Linda Anderson, Angel Cats: Divine Messengers of Comfort
    • She loved me, my parents, my friends, her catsitters , and even visiting cable repairmen and plumbers, in whose toolboxes she liked to nap.