English Language & Usage Asked by Rengers on January 9, 2021
In Dutch a babysitter is called an “oppas”. This gave rise to the word “oppaskinderen” which translates literally to “babysitter children”.
As far as I could research, there is no single English word for this. Is there any combination of words that convey the same and doesn’t sound like crap?
Example sentence
Dutch: “Hoe gaat het met de oppaskinderen?”
English: “How are the [babysitter children] doing?”
Correct answer by mplungjan on January 9, 2021
babysittee is a word I've seen a few times but it is not in any dictionary and I doubt it's commonly used. I guess it sounds like crap anyway ;-)
Answered by Renaat De Muynck on January 9, 2021
I already heard the terms "critter" and "monster" used that way.
"How are the (little) critters doing?"
"How are the little monsters doing?"
Answered by Elian on January 9, 2021
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