babysit

ba·by·sit

verb \ˈbā-bē-ˌsit\

ba·by·sat\-ˌsat\ba·by·sit·ting

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; broadly : mind, tend <babysit house plants> <police babysitting a witness>

— ba·by·sit·ter noun

Examples of BABYSIT

1. She babysits their kids on Saturday nights.

Origin of BABYSIT

back-formation from babysitter

First Known Use: 1947

Rhymes with BABYSIT

benefit, borrow pit, cable-knit, candlelit, come off it, counterfeit, cuckoo spit, double knit, get with it, hissy fit, holy writ, hypocrite, infield hit, intermit, intromit, manumit, megahit, mother wit, out of it, put to it, recommit, retrofit, step on it