as in to watch
to take care of a child while the child's parents are away
She babysits their kids on Saturday nights.
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Recent Examples of babysit
Josh Hutcherson is back as Mike, the security guard who must babysit the zany, spooky and dumpy Chuck E. Cheese-like pizza parlor.
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2025
At this age, kids can do their own laundry, cook complete meals, babysit younger siblings, and manage personal budgets.
—Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 13 Mar. 2025
Offer to babysit for a neighbor or visit someone elderly down the street.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 3 Mar. 2025
Employers don’t have time to babysit.
—Ira Wolfe, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2025
At this age, kids can do their own laundry, cook complete meals, babysit younger siblings, and manage personal budgets.
—Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 13 Mar. 2025
Offer to babysit for a neighbor or visit someone elderly down the street.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 3 Mar. 2025
Employers don’t have time to babysit.
—Ira Wolfe, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for babysit
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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and his delegation watched in stunned silence at footage that Trump believed supported his claims that Ramaphosa’s government was turning a blind eye to violence against white Afrikaners.—
Brian Bennett,
Time,
22 May 2025
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Republished on May 21 with One UI 8 noticeably missing from Google I/O. Samsung versus Google has not really been a thing yet — but watch this space.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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Dana is really mothering to her fullest at the top of the hour.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2025
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Beginning with Ethel Cain, mothers will be mothering all throughout the year.—
James Factora,
Them,
16 Jan. 2025
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Be babied by him with back rubs, head scratches and order fast food for dinner.—
Emily St. Martin,
Oc Register,
9 May 2025
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But Vance thinks the real problem is that people just aren’t babying hard enough.—
Rachel Marsden,
Hartford Courant,
8 May 2025
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There’s similar apprehension about the new Judicial Disciplinary Tribunal that’s meant to supervise judges in office.—
Michael Rios,
CNN Money,
28 May 2025
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Gray supervised a special housing unit at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility in Wilsonville, prosecutors said.—
Sara Schilling,
Sacbee.com,
28 May 2025
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“Babysit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/babysit. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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