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Examples of babysit in a Sentence
She babysits their kids on Saturday nights.
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Sims allowed to babysit Child welfare officials work amid a complex set of laws and ethics that dictate when a child can be involuntarily taken from their parent or guardian.
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Sims allowed to babysitChild welfare officials work amid a complex set of laws and ethics that dictate when a child can be involuntarily taken from their parent or guardian.
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The other female chimp continued to babysit for Chopin.
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My question is this: Am I a bad person for not wanting to babysit?
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Journalists with serious chops, like Anderson Cooper, were forced to babysit these displays of debate-as-performance-art while only occasionally getting input from actual political analysts and experts.
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Origin and Etymology of babysit
back-formation from babysitter
BABYSIT Defined for English Language Learners
babysit
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verb
Definition of babysit for English Language Learners
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: to take care of a child while the child's parents are away
BABYSIT Defined for Kids
babysit
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verb
ba·by·sit
\ˈbā-bē-ˌsit\
Definition of babysit for Students
babysat
\-ˌsat\;babysitting
: to care for a child while the child's parents are away
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