babysitting

verb

present participle of babysit
as in watching
to take care of a child while the child's parents are away She babysits their kids on Saturday nights.

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  1. watching
  2. supervising
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  • This album was his 3-1 comeback after watching his career nearly flatline.
    — Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Sitting at 2-3 and watching their defense get pushed around on a weekly basis, the entire unit gathered behind closed doors on Monday morning to air out their issues.
    — Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of watching
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  • The surge in profits has been driven by robust trading in stocks, bonds and currencies, fees from supervising and advising clients’ investments, underwriting initial public offerings and a pickup in mergers and acquisitions.
    — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026
  • To that end, Gershin added more backgrounds and foley, adding detail and supervising a pass in Dolby Atmos, all along being careful not to betray the intentions of the original work.
    — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of supervising
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