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
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.
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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
Read Next State Is your child old enough to babysit this summer?
—Kendrick Marshall, Charlotte Observer, 11 June 2025
Yet others may resent having to babysit new digital coworkers that could potentially replace them.
—Spencer Dorn, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
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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
Read Next State Is your child old enough to babysit this summer?
—Kendrick Marshall, Charlotte Observer, 11 June 2025
Yet others may resent having to babysit new digital coworkers that could potentially replace them.
—Spencer Dorn, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for babysit
Recent Examples of Synonyms for babysit
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Madison Avenue continues to pull millions of dollars out of what was once its star vehicle — primetime TV — in favor of reaching smaller crowds of consumers watching their favorite shows at times of their own choosing.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
13 Aug. 2025
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Some plan to spend that time watching the New Heights podcast, which is co-hosted by tight end Travis Kelce and his brother, Jason.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
13 Aug. 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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However, some have criticized employer techniques for tracking in-office attendance as babying employees and demonstrating an unwarranted lack of trust.—
Scharon Harding,
ArsTechnica,
8 Aug. 2025
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Be babied by him with back rubs, head scratches and order fast food for dinner.—
Emily St. Martin,
Oc Register,
9 May 2025
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The focus is no longer on doing the process, but on designing, supervising and improving it.—
Dutt Kalluri,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The official supervising Ghana’s effort to build its first nuclear plant admitted to Semafor last year that the country would miss its own 2030 deadline.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Babysit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/babysit. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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