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
Maybe the novel was narrated by an outsider who was hired to babysit the son and keep him out of trouble.
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Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026
The lawsuit stated that Brooks had been asked to babysit the child by Madison Ball, to whom he was married at the time, per the law firm.
—Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 30 Mar. 2026
Pilots succeed because humans babysit them.
—Gaurav Aggarwal, Forbes.com, 20 Mar. 2026
According to police paperwork, Rivera told police that her 8-year-old son is autistic and her older son often babysits.
—Erika Stanish, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
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Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026
The lawsuit stated that Brooks had been asked to babysit the child by Madison Ball, to whom he was married at the time, per the law firm.
—Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 30 Mar. 2026
Pilots succeed because humans babysit them.
—Gaurav Aggarwal, Forbes.com, 20 Mar. 2026
According to police paperwork, Rivera told police that her 8-year-old son is autistic and her older son often babysits.
—Erika Stanish, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for babysit
Recent Examples of Synonyms for babysit
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And Wrobleski nodded, as if in acceptance, before turning to watch the ball fly over the wall in center field for a solo homer.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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As Toomey looked for a seat to watch the race that day at Balboa Stadium, he was spotted by his old cross-country coach at Palo Alto High School, Forrest Jamieson.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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Virginia Dulles was the opposite of Louanne Bixby—even a hundred children couldn’t exhaust her need to mother them.—
Jonathan Franzen,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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Saturday Night Live host Matt Damon was cast as the adoring husband in Mom, an entirely inoffensive movie where nothing bad happens—something that mothers everywhere will enjoy.—
William Vaillancourt,
Rolling Stone,
10 May 2026
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The brothers were each two years apart in age, but younger siblings were never babied; Nick recalled being on the receiving end of numerous pummelings by his older brothers.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
30 Jan. 2026
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Each new piece was crafted to be simple, functional, and beautiful, giving parents peace of mind and babies a nurturing space to grow.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Dec. 2025
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“Babysit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/babysit. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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