babysit
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Definition of babysit
: to care for children usually during a short absence of the parents broadly : to give care babysit for a neighbor's pets
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When a mother arrived to babysit at an apartment building in Spring Valley, New York, on June 30, her son refused to go inside with her. — Emily Dabau, Good Housekeeping, "One Mom Left Her Young Son Tied Outside to a Bush," 1 July 2015 Helen Ramirez, who lives down the street from the Pagourtzises, used to babysit him and his younger sister. — Washington Post, "Authorities in Texas say they confronted school gunman within 4 minutes," 21 May 2018 On May 23, Iana Kasian asked her mother to babysit. — Marisa Gerber, latimes.com, "Graphic novelist sentenced to life in prison for 2016 torture and murder of his fiancee," 26 June 2018 She was shocked by the conversation about closure and texted her husband, Chris, who ran to the neighbor's house to ask them to babysit before heading straight to the school. — Emma Kate Fittes, Indianapolis Star, "How Carmel parents are fighting to keep Orchard Park Elementary open in Home Place," 21 June 2018 Bake something for a friend who is in the hospital, visit an elderly person, offer to babysit for a young mom, help a recent college grad with his or her resume, volunteer at a soup kitchen, or write a really nice note to your spouse. — Jackie Pilossoph, chicagotribune.com, "15 material and nonmaterial self-confidence boosters," 20 June 2018 While shaking hands and greeting many of the spectators, William enquired whether anybody was free to babysit for him and his wife Kate Middleton. — Maria Pasquini, PEOPLE.com, "Prince William to Wedding Crowds: 'We Are Looking for a Babysitter If You Are All Free!'," 18 May 2018 Both have full-time jobs in their athletic departments, so her mom usually babysits during the week, his mom is available on Saturdays. — Mike Jensen, Philly.com, "These local college hoops coaches are married to each other, and to basketball," 26 Feb. 2018 Andre and Patience's mother, Alee Malleck, brought the children to the home to babysit for her brother-in-law. — Max Londberg, kansascity, "No smoke alarms found in Ozarks home where five kids were killed by fire, chief says," 12 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'babysit.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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babysit
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English Language Learners Definition of babysit
: to take care of a child while the child's parents are away
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babysit
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Kids Definition of babysit
: to care for a child while the child's parents are away
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