babysit

or ba·by-sit

[ bey-bee-sit ]

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verb (used without object),ba·by·sat, ba·by·sit·ting.

to take charge of a child while the parents are temporarily away.

verb (used with object),ba·by·sat, ba·by·sit·ting.

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.

Origin of babysit

First recorded in 1945–50

Other words from babysit

ba·by·sit·ter, ba·by-sit·ter, noun

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How to use babysit in a sentence

So then I went to the home of the person I normally have for a baby-sitter.
Warren Commission (3 of 26): Hearings Vol. III (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
They did not stay very long and I think that is the first time she ever left baby with baby sitter; somebody was talking care.
Warren Commission (8 of 26): Hearings Vol. VIII (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
This undoubtedly makes Henry Spelman the Neck's first white baby-sitter.
The Stronghold | Miriam Haynie

British Dictionary definitions for baby-sit

baby-sit

verb-sits, -sitting or -sat

(intr) to act or work as a baby-sitter

Derived forms of baby-sit

baby-sitting, noun, adjective

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