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
There are still moments that break me open—watching friends’ moms swoop in to babysit, or overhearing them swap stories about how their moms saved them in those blurry newborn weeks.
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Lauren Boswell, Vogue, 25 Nov. 2025
The GoPro Hero13 Black is built for people who want smooth footage without having to babysit their camera.
—PC Magazine, 20 Nov. 2025
Offering to babysit for Tucker's future child is definitely a unique way to recruit him to Toronto, but perhaps the allure of playing on a World Series-caliber team with his former teammate may tempt Tucker to sign with the Blue Jays.
—Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Nov. 2025
Soldiers had to figure out who would babysit their kids.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025
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Lauren Boswell, Vogue, 25 Nov. 2025
The GoPro Hero13 Black is built for people who want smooth footage without having to babysit their camera.
—PC Magazine, 20 Nov. 2025
Offering to babysit for Tucker's future child is definitely a unique way to recruit him to Toronto, but perhaps the allure of playing on a World Series-caliber team with his former teammate may tempt Tucker to sign with the Blue Jays.
—Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Nov. 2025
Soldiers had to figure out who would babysit their kids.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for babysit
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Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our EW Dispatch newsletter.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Jan. 2026
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Through a scenic swirl of Chicago snow flurries, Johnson loved watching Kmet, from the fullback position, eliminate cornerback Dru Phillips.—
Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Because right now, with child care problems causing one in four parents, often mothers, to cut back working hours and one in six to leave entirely, Miami-Dade parents and businesses alike are feeling the pain.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2026
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The footage sees Sheriff Mickey Fox (played by Homeland’s Morena Baccarin) juggling her law enforcement duties with the challenges of mothering her daughter Skye (Degrassi: The Next Generation‘s Amanda Arcuri).—
Claire Franken,
TVLine,
24 Sep. 2025
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Each new piece was crafted to be simple, functional, and beautiful, giving parents peace of mind and babies a nurturing space to grow.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Dec. 2025
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Hummers are the smallest and lightest of birds, some weighing no more than a coin, some babies the size of a bean.—
Kate Siber,
Outside,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Babysit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/babysit. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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