BABYSAT Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

babysat

verb

past tense of babysit

as in watched

to take care of a child while the child's parents are away She babysits their kids on Saturday nights.

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watched

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The proximity to his father was what worried Lorena Zschaber, a 40-year-old photographer, who watched the results roll in at an LGBTQ+ friendly bar in downtown Rio de Janeiro.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
The proximity to his father was what worried Lorena Zschaber, a 40-year-old photographer, who watched the results roll in at an LGBTQ+-friendly bar in downtown Rio de Janeiro.

— Mauricio Savarese, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026

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