babysit
verb
ba·by·sit
ˈbā-bē-ˌsit 
babysat
ˈbā-bē-ˌsat
; babysitting
; babysitting
: to care for children usually during a short absence of the parents
broadly
: to give care
babysit for a neighbor's pets
babysitter
noun
Examples of babysit in a Sentence
She babysits their kids on Saturday nights.
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This multicultural, multigenerational household has many advantages — the children are being raised to be bilingual and her parents are always willing to babysit.
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Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024
This one especially hurts as Eddie is a family friend who used to babysit Mickey's daughter Hayley.
—Pamela Avila, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2024
Still, even pros like Ford can be caught off guard occasionally, as with the dog he was asked to babysit for several weeks when its owner went away to her home in South America.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 13 Oct. 2024
As a student at the elite private school Saint Ann’s, his classmates included Lola Schnabel, the daughter of painter Julian Schnabel, and writer, director and actress Lena Dunham, whom Posen used to babysit.
—Cathleen Chen, CNN, 2 Oct. 2024
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Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024
This one especially hurts as Eddie is a family friend who used to babysit Mickey's daughter Hayley.
—Pamela Avila, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2024
Still, even pros like Ford can be caught off guard occasionally, as with the dog he was asked to babysit for several weeks when its owner went away to her home in South America.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 13 Oct. 2024
As a student at the elite private school Saint Ann’s, his classmates included Lola Schnabel, the daughter of painter Julian Schnabel, and writer, director and actress Lena Dunham, whom Posen used to babysit.
—Cathleen Chen, CNN, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Babysit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/babysit. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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babysit
verb
ba·by·sit
ˈbā-bē-ˌsit
babysat
-ˌsat
; babysitting
; babysitting
: to care for children usually while the parents are away for a short time
babysitter
noun
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