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

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The first known use of babysit was in 1944

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“Babysit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/babysit. Accessed 25 Oct. 2020.

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