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• Minder — For other uses, see Minder (disambiguation). A minder is a person assigned to guide or escort a visitor, or to provide protection to somebody, or to otherwise assist or take care of something, i.e. a person who minds . Government appointed… …   Wikipedia

• minder — noun (C) BrE 1 someone who is employed to protect another person 2 machine minder, child minder etc a person whose job it is to look after a machine, a child etc …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• child — n. (pl. children) 1 a a young human being below the age of puberty. b an unborn or newborn human being. 2 one s son or daughter (at any age). 3 (foll. by of) a descendant, follower, adherent, or product of (children of Israel; child of God; child …   Useful english dictionary

• minder — n. 1 a a person whose job it is to attend to a person or thing. b (in comb.) (child minder; machine minder). 2 sl. a a bodyguard, esp. a person employed to protect a criminal. b a thief s assistant …   Useful english dictionary

• Minder — Mind er, n. 1. One who minds, tends, or watches something, as a child, a machine, or cattle; as, a minder of a loom. [1913 Webster] 2. One to be attended; specif., a pauper child intrusted to the care of a private person. [Eng.] Dickens. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• minder — /muyn deuhr/, n. 1. Chiefly Brit. a person who looks after something (usually used in combination): a baby minder. 2. Brit. See foster child. [1400 50; late ME: one who remembers. See MIND, ER1] * * * …   Universalium

• minder — maɪndÉ™(r) n. person who is in charge of someone or something, supervisor; (in Britain) adopted child; child that grew up in a foster home or orphanage …   English contemporary dictionary

• baby-minder — noun a) a child minder b) a baby sitter …   Wiktionary

• Bill the Minder — infobox television show name = Bill the Minder caption = VHS cover 1987. rating = U format = Children s picture format = PAL UK runtime = 5 minutes creator = Timothy Forder Basted on the book by W. Heath Robinson starring = Narrated by Peter… …   Wikipedia

• Ruth Fowler — infobox EastEnders character 2 character name=Ruth Fowler actor name=Caroline Paterson years=1994 1999 first=28 July 1994 last=11 February 1999 dob= 20 August 1966 dod= status= Divorced home= Scotland occupation= Nursery assistant father= Hugh… …   Wikipedia

• List of minor EastEnders characters (1988) — The following is a list of minor characters that first appeared in the BBC soap opera EastEnders in 1988, by order of first appearance.Elizabeth BealeInfobox EastEnders character 3 character name=Elizabeth Beale actor name=Lucy Bayler years=1988… …   Wikipedia