[
US
/ˈbeɪbisɪt/
]
[ UK /bˈeɪbɪsˌɪt/ ]
[ UK /bˈeɪbɪsˌɪt/ ]
VERB
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take watchful responsibility for
I baby-sit the neighbor's plants when she is out of town -
work or act as a baby-sitter
I cannot baby-sit tonight; I have too much homework to do
How To Use babysit In A Sentence
- We share out the babysitting on a rota basis.
- I promised the babysitter that we'd be home by midnight.
- Her babysitter was slaughtered but Rachel managed to escape - though not before offing Bateman with an ice pick!
- Exhausted parents can also prebook in-house spa treatments or nannies and babysitters. Times, Sunday Times
- We had to ring our neighbour and get her to come and babysit.
- Some discussions to have beforehand should include finances, habits, bedtime, room assignments, babysitters, and divvying up duties.
- There is a babysitting service for parents who fancy a night out. The Sun
- What's so wrong about him babysitting while his wife and stepdaughter enjoy a night out? The Sun
- Get a freaking babysitter and go out once in a while.
- I babysit for Jane on Tuesday evenings while she goes to her yoga class.
