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babysit
[bey-bee-sit]
verb (used without object)
to take charge of a child while the parents are temporarily away.
verb (used with object)
to take watchful responsibility for (a child).
We're looking for someone to babysit the kids in the evening.
to take watchful responsibility for; tend.
It will be necessary for someone to babysit the machine until it is running properly.
Other 51Թ Forms
- babysitter noun
- baby-sitter noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of babysit1
Example Sentences
We can teach our sons to cook and encourage them to babysit.
Eventually, their sniping forces the network to bring in an HR representative to babysit Ava and Deborah.
"I used to babysit and take her to school, and pick her up at times when her parents were working. She was very joyful, very funny, very cheeky. She was just a bundle of joy."
Sip at sunset In my hypothetical Sunday, my in-laws are coming over to babysit, and they will be babysitting while we get ready.
I would babysit at the time, and all the money from babysitting would go into this.
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