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
Jamie Mueller, Bills fullback 1987-91: Marv didn’t want to babysit.
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Tim Graham, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
And there are good things – students can babysit for younger siblings, many students have jobs, after-school athletics.
—Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 31 July 2025
After Gary McQueen lost his father unexpectedly, Lee McQueen stepped in to babysit him as an older brother might.
—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
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Tim Graham, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
And there are good things – students can babysit for younger siblings, many students have jobs, after-school athletics.
—Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 31 July 2025
After Gary McQueen lost his father unexpectedly, Lee McQueen stepped in to babysit him as an older brother might.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for babysit
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Then, watch as your greasy roots—and the product itself—disappear.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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So, now going to the club with records playing, playing for kids that were not alive when some of these songs came out and watching a really great young DJ like Cosmo play this music from the same era with her own slant on it.—
Steve Baltin,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Really, the album is about tiring of mothering men who are great in bed but lack crucial social skills.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
3 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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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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Four university police officers supervised the event, setting up what appeared to be a sort of perimeter surrounding the group.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
12 Sep. 2025
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In this photo, mama, who liked posing for the camera, supervises her litter of kittens.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Babysit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/babysit. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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