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Nov 30, 2009
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sit•ter



Pronunciation: (sit'ur), [key]
n.
1. a person who sits.
2. a brooding hen.
3. a person who stays with young children while the parents go out; baby-sitter.
4. a person who provides routine or custodial care temporarily or part-time, as for an elderly person or a pet whose owner is on vacation.
5. Slang.the buttocks; rump.

Sit•ter



Pronunciation: (sit'ur), [key]
n.
Wil•lem de Pronunciation: (wil'um du), [key] 1872–1934, Dutch astronomer and mathematician.

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