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babysit

ba·by·sit [ ˈbā-bē-ˌsit]

babysit

verb

[ˈbā-bē-ˌsit]

babysat\ ˈbā-bē-ˌsat \; babysitting

Definition of babysit

intransitive verb

: to care for children usually during a short absence of the parents broadly : to give care
//babysit for a neighbor's pets

transitive verb

: to babysit for
//She babysits her grandchildren. broadly : mind, tend
//babysit house plants police babysitting a witness

Other Words from babysit

babysitter noun

Recent Examples on the Web

//The real reason not to make French onion soup (or, for another example, polenta) is the traditional method: the need to babysit a pot on the stove for three hours for fear of burning the food.
— Bill St. John, The Denver Post, "Get Cooking: French onion soup takes time," 6 Nov. 2019
//One of the pranks involves a young woman who agreed to babysit for the night while a man across town is tasked with collecting toys that kids don’t want anymore.
— Lynette Rice, EW.com, "Everyone who participated on Prank Encounters had fun and got paid, says exec producer," 25 Oct. 2019
//Pam and Daniel get married and have a baby — more or less by accident — and Joe soars to indie rock stardom, but still babysits their daughter, Flora.
— Rebecca Mccarthy, Longreads, "Climate Messaging: A Case for Negativity," 29 Sep. 2019
//Chris’ parents were visiting from South Carolina and available to babysit their 6-month-old son for free.
— Rebekah Tuchscherer, USA TODAY, "As wedding costs add up, millennials are having a hard time budgeting for the season," 16 July 2019
//In the aftermath of the almost-shooting, all of Team Tape (sans a rightly wary Zach) band together to essentially babysit Tyler at all times.
— Ariana Romero, refinery29.com, "The Timeline You Need To Understand 13 Reasons Why Season 3," 24 Aug. 2019
//Second, the nurses cannot and will not babysit your child.
— Washington Post, "Hints From Heloise: Don’t bring the kids!," 5 Aug. 2019
//The grandmas were booked to babysit our seven-year-old twins, as was the hotel with a giant soaking tub, and actual books were packed in our carry-on luggage.
— NBC News, "How spending a long weekend without our kids gave my marriage a boost," 10 July 2019
//At night they’d occasionally be left alone to babysit.
— Ted Conover, Harper's magazine, "The Last Frontier," 22 July 2019

First Known Use of babysit

1944, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

History and Etymology for babysit

back-formation from babysitter

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Synonyms & Antonyms of babysit

to take care of a child while the child's parents are away

She babysits their kids on Saturday nights.

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