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housesit

American  
[hous-sit] / ˈhaʊsˌsɪt /
Or house-sit

verb (used without object)

housesat, housesitting

  1. to take care of a house or residence while the owner or occupant is temporarily away, especially by living in it.

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Etymology

Origin of housesit

1975–80; house + sit 1, on the model of babysit

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