baby-sit
Britishverb
Other Word Forms
- baby-sitting noun
Example Sentences
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His antics had some people joking that he should come and baby-sit and do domestic chores for them.
From BBC • Aug. 3, 2022
"I wouldn’t want to baby-sit — I mean, be married to — anyone else, ever."
From Fox News • Nov. 24, 2021
Forced to baby-sit with her college nemesis, a young woman starts to see the man in a new light.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2020
But one couple's decision to go out was another's chance to baby-sit; so it became difficult to earn coupons.
From Slate • Dec. 19, 2017
If they needed her to baby-sit on Saturday nights or any other nights, she was supposed to be paid extra or given more time off during the week.
From "Silent To The Bone" by E.L. Konigsburg
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