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
After Gary McQueen lost his father unexpectedly, Lee McQueen stepped in to babysit him as an older brother might.
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Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 8 July 2025
The sisters would tag along with their mother to the '90s sitcom set, which led to the twins being asked to babysit stars Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, who were seven years younger.
—Mekishana Pierre, EW.com, 25 June 2025
They can be hired to babysit other kids, do household tasks or deliver newspapers.
—Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2025
Johns would babysit her often, and would always bring her little gifts.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 June 2025
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Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 8 July 2025
The sisters would tag along with their mother to the '90s sitcom set, which led to the twins being asked to babysit stars Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, who were seven years younger.
—Mekishana Pierre, EW.com, 25 June 2025
They can be hired to babysit other kids, do household tasks or deliver newspapers.
—Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2025
Johns would babysit her often, and would always bring her little gifts.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for babysit
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Leading up to kickoff of Belichick’s debut at Chapel Hill, college football, this community and certainly the TV networks were thrilled with the prospect of this grouchy old man turning an irrelevant football team into something worth watching.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Sep. 2025
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The 24-year-old Switzerland international isn’t the finished product, and his lack of physicality may be an issue, but his desire to take players on and make things happen will be fun to watch.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
2 Sep. 2025
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She was born on July 10, 2024, to mother Jona, 26 and father Tony, 25, with two other siblings Pork Stew and Sweet Pork at the zoo in Chonburi, NorthJersey.com, part of the USA TODAY NETWORK, reported.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
11 July 2025
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Moo Deng was born on July 10, 2024, to mother Jona and father Tony at the Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Chonburi, Thailand.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 July 2025
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So the big question now is, which type of football will baby Gianna grow up to play, if at all?—
Sari Hitchins,
Parents,
4 Sep. 2025
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Conceivably one or two of them should have already been at Citi Field, but until finally summoning McLean to pitch Saturday, Stearns has been babying them in the minors.—
Bill Madden,
New York Daily News,
16 Aug. 2025
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The complainant also said parents needed to supervise and teach their children how to use equipment safely.—
Gillian Stawiszynski,
The Enquirer,
31 Aug. 2025
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Talent shifts from large sets of tier-1 agents to a smaller set of specialists focused on supervising, handling escalations, training, and improving AI systems.—
Sanjay Srivastava,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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“Babysit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/babysit. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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