as in to watch
to take care of a child while the child's parents are away
She babysits their kids on Saturday nights.
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Recent Examples of babysit
While his niece enjoyed their movie night, whether he'll be trusted to babysit again is uncertain.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
Palmer asked Pavlovich to babysit her and Gaiman’s son at Gaiman’s Waiheke Island home in New Zealand.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 14 Jan. 2025
The vampire movie might be a bit much for Guillermo, and Toni-Lyn is hoping her mom can babysit.
—Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 25 Dec. 2024
However, the real family drama began when Amanda called her brother and asked him to babysit on short notice.
—Lindsay Kimble, People.com, 14 Dec. 2024
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
Palmer asked Pavlovich to babysit her and Gaiman’s son at Gaiman’s Waiheke Island home in New Zealand.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 14 Jan. 2025
The vampire movie might be a bit much for Guillermo, and Toni-Lyn is hoping her mom can babysit.
—Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 25 Dec. 2024
However, the real family drama began when Amanda called her brother and asked him to babysit on short notice.
—Lindsay Kimble, People.com, 14 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for babysit
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In the promo – watch it above – Gillis is greeted in the studio by cast member Ashley Padilla, who tries to reassure the host that the cast is fully recovered from the big party and ready to play.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
26 Feb. 2025
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The streamer’s customers watched more than 94 billion hours on Netflix in the second half of last year, a 5% increase year over year, according to its latest Engagement Report sharing data on what people watched on from July-December 2024.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
26 Feb. 2025
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Staff Picks: Our 10 Most Anticipated Albums of 2025 Beginning with Ethel Cain, mothers will be mothering all throughout the year.—
James Factora,
Them,
16 Jan. 2025
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Officials estimate that Wisdom has produced 50 to 60 eggs in her lifetime and has mothered as many as 30 chicks.—
Gabriella Rudy,
NBC News,
6 Dec. 2024
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While her older brother, Crown Prince Hussein, is the heir to the throne, Iman is not in the line of succession—and neither may her baby.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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The sensitive child of the bunch doesn’t need to be babied.—
Victoria Uwumarogie,
Essence,
28 Nov. 2023
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Instead of hospital beds, jail cells or the streets, Carroll Respite provides structured, medically supervised care for vulnerable individuals.—
Leslie Simmons,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Feb. 2025
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The restoration was supervised by Ross Lipman and Jillian Borders, in consultation with Burnett.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Babysit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/babysit. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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