babysit

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ba·by·sit | \ ˈbā-bē-ˌsit

babysat\ ˈbā-bē-ˌsat

\; babysitting

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 She babysits her grandchildren. broadly : mind, tend babysit house plants police babysitting a witness

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Examples of babysit in a Sentence

She babysits their kids on Saturday nights.

Recent Examples on the Web The second mother was supposed to babysit all seven kids. — Steve Helling, PEOPLE.com, 24 Mar. 2022 There is an in-it-together camaraderie in the neighborhood — regular pizza night with the children, offers to babysit or run an errand to the grocery store, kid-clothes hand-me-downs from Kruger for her younger kids. — Washington Post, 17 Feb. 2022 The machine makes the decision — like a parent or guardian assigned to babysit the human driver. — Damon Linker, The Week, 12 Nov. 2021 Michael Che isn't rushing to babysit Colin Jost and Scarlett Johansson's son anytime soon. — Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com, 9 Nov. 2021 Did the Mets hire Joey Cora simply to babysit Francisco Lindor? — Joe Noga, cleveland, 6 Jan. 2022 Sometimes his daughter's grandparents are able to babysit for the day, but not always. — Eric Levenson And Christina Zdanowicz, CNN, 9 Jan. 2022 Another text depicts a photo of former President Reagan feeding a monkey, and the caption says Reagan used to babysit former President Obama. — Steve Lopez Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2021 Eddie must put his first-officer training second to babysit his crew. — Washington Post, 29 Nov. 2021 See More

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