mother's helper

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Family, a mother’s helper, a neighbor, a local preschool, a co-op, a nanny share: All of these types of support are there, so you can actually enjoy and treasure your children.

From Washington Post • Jan. 18, 2023

Can you have a mother’s helper or young teen come by to play games, walk around the neighborhood or hang out with your daughter?

From Washington Post • Oct. 19, 2022

But I can see how this would be very annoying to you—you must feel a little bit like you’re being drafted as a de facto mother’s helper.

From Slate • Sep. 28, 2020

So there’s little hope that Annie, a troubled mother’s helper, will be much help.

From New York Times • May 29, 2014

In the beginning my sisters bustled indoors, playing the role of mother’s helper with more enthusiasm than they’d ever shown for housework in all their born days.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver