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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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In it, Khan watches a movie about a giant version of herself arriving in a city that has already been destroyed by a different monster.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
7 May 2026
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As the world watches tensions between Washington and Tehran, Iran has been carrying out the fastest wave of political executions in its recent history.—
Alejandra Jaramillo,
CNN Money,
6 May 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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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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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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Major Kevin Corbett, who works for the BSO’s detention department, testified that the rapper is kept in a 30-cell unit by himself and an emergency-response team — dressed in tactical attire — supervises him 24 hours a day.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
7 May 2026
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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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“Babysits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/babysits. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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