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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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Recent Examples of babysits
According to police paperwork, Rivera told police that her 8-year-old son is autistic and her older son often babysits.
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Erika Stanish, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
Doug babysits Alexa’s 4-year-old son, Brady, getting on the floor and playing blocks with him.
—Dan Pompei, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Charlotte gives Jess legal advice; Mel babysits her older kids; bafflingly, Liz is allowed to remain on the periphery of her case, even after the social worker has arrived.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 11 Dec. 2025
At one point, the girl OP babysits had to go to the bathroom, so OP left the boy alone.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
Erika Stanish, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
Doug babysits Alexa’s 4-year-old son, Brady, getting on the floor and playing blocks with him.
—Dan Pompei, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Charlotte gives Jess legal advice; Mel babysits her older kids; bafflingly, Liz is allowed to remain on the periphery of her case, even after the social worker has arrived.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 11 Dec. 2025
At one point, the girl OP babysits had to go to the bathroom, so OP left the boy alone.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for babysits
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The scene where Niall watches Ruben dancing in their bedroom, was that choreographed?—
K.J. Yossman,
Variety,
24 Apr. 2026
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Even if a fraction of the clip audience watches or listens to the entirety of something, that audience tends to be very engaged and usually motivated to pay for that content.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
24 Apr. 2026
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Some parents − overwhelmingly mothers − are stepping back from full-time work or leaving the workforce altogether to accommodate the needs of their family.—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
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Barrington Elementary For more than a decade, Claudia Lopez joined other Barrington Elementary School mothers to cook a meal of turkey, potato salad, mashed potatoes, cornbread and chocoflan for Thanksgiving.—
Keri Heath,
Austin American Statesman,
23 Feb. 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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Hummers are the smallest and lightest of birds, some weighing no more than a coin, some babies the size of a bean.—
Kate Siber,
Outside,
21 Oct. 2025
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The Chinese government officially recognizes five religions — Buddhism, Taoism, Catholicism, Protestantism and Islam — and tightly supervises them.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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The group recruits, trains and supervises volunteers who represent children in the foster care system in juvenile courts, according to its website.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Babysits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/babysits. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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