How to say "babysitter" in Japanese

• 守りもりCommon
  nounAlthough it can mean babysitting or a babysitter, 守り on its own normally reads as protection or guarding; the babysitting sense is really carried by 子守, so this is seldom the word you want.
• ベビーシッターCommon
  nounThe loanword for a person hired to look after your child while you are out, say for an evening; use it when you mean the person rather than the activity of babysitting.
  うちの子供こどもたちは、ベビーシッターに世話せわをしてもらった。↗

  Our little children were taken care of by the babysitter.
• 子守こもりCommon
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbCovers both the activity of looking after a baby and the person who does it; choose it when the focus is the childcare itself, as in leaving a baby in someone's care.
  私は今夜こんや子供こどもたちの子守こもりをすることになっています。↗

  I am supposed to babysit the children tonight.

Use 「ベビーシッター」 for the person who minds your child; 子守 covers the activity of looking after a baby and can also refer to the person; standalone 「守り」 is seldom the word you want.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 守りもりbabysitting
• ベビーシッターbabysitter
• 子守こもりlooking after a baby
• お守りおもりbabysitting