ba
by
sit
Third Person
babysits
Present Participle
babysitting
Past Tense
babysat
Past Participle
babysat
1
to take care of a child or children while their parents are away
- She agreed to babysit her neighbor’s kids on Saturday night.
- Can you babysit for us while we go out for dinner?
- He babysits his younger cousins every weekend.
- They hired a teenager to babysit their three-year-old daughter.
- She loves to babysit because she enjoys playing with children.
2
take watchful responsibility for
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