Baby-sit meaning

To watch or tend someone else's child for a period of time, often for money.

My daughter is babysitting for the Morgans at number ten, who are going out on a date night.

We need someone to babysit our children while we go to the theater.

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To watch or attend anything or anyone unnecessarily closely; to have to help or coax too much.

He left me to babysit the new guy while he got some work done.

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To watch or tend someone else's child for a period of time, often for money.
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To watch or attend anything or anyone unnecessarily closely; to have to help or coax too much.

He left me to baby-sit the new guy while he got some work done.

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Origin of baby-sit

Back-formation from babysitter.

Sentence Examples

  • Offer to do errands, baby-sit children, or some other way for practice time.

  • baby-sit so that the wife and me can go out.

  • baby-sit when his ex-wife went out.

  • Ask a family member or friend to baby-sit while you go out to dinner or to the movies.

  • Or get a mother-in-law to baby sit the kids.

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