babysit
verb (used without object)
to take charge of a child while the parents are temporarily away.
babysitter
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a word derived from
babysit.
Example Sentences
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His position is like that of the young babysitter in the 1979 horror film “When a Stranger Calls.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
In France, Secretary of State Marco Rubio stood behind Trump looking like a kid going to the dentist, or a babysitter who doesn’t want the gig.
From Salon ● Jun. 19, 2026
As a young kid, MTT played Beethoven piano sonatas so impressively that he wowed his babysitter, an architecture student at USC named Frank Owen Goldberg, who needed extra cash.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2026
She has asked whether I would be her babysitter when she returns to work, at least for the first year.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 4, 2026
“Benefo! There’s two children and their babysitter outside!”
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
