hubby-sitter

hubby-sitter
 n.β€” Β«The singer has hired a male nanny to keep Kevin Federline out of trouble with girls, booze and bar fights. In America, they call him a “hubby-sitter.” In Britain we’ve got another name for it. Sneak.Β» β€”β€œManny Nanny” by Sue Carroll Mirror (U.K.) May 10, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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