baby-sit
verb
(intr) to act or work as a baby-sitter
baby-sitting
-
a word derived from
baby-sit.
Example Sentences
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Some parents switched to private school; others chose an extended preschool experience or settled for day care or informal baby-sitting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2022
A baby-sitting bonanza now appears to be underway.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 3, 2022
If she isn’t baby-sitting, she’ll take orders for homemade piñatas and make mosaic gelatin for parties.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2021
The 16-year-old girl returned home from baby-sitting around 10 p.m.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 4, 2018
Her body worked all day planting, weeding, baby-sitting, washing—oh, so many chores!—but her spirit had nothing to do.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
