BABYSITS Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

babysits

verb

present tense third-person singular of babysit

as in watches

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. — 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

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Nobody else who works on (or watches) these films ever thinks about the people who live in these locations for the rest of the year.

— Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 25 Sep. 2026
Ellen displays intimacy with Lara in front of Ruby; Lara withholds and then offers attention; Ruby watches with envy, desire, and the alertness of a guest who cannot tell whether she is being welcomed or appraised.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of watches

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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
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

Definition of mothers

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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
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

Definition of babies

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Some act like the cool parent who supervises their child’s drug use.

— Dónal Gill, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026
In her current role, Second Assistant District Attorney, Sprague supervises all homicides that occur in Plymouth County as well as all firearm and narcotics cases, according to her profile.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026

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