babysit
verb [I or T] /ˈbeɪ.bi.sɪt/ (present tense babysitting, past tense and past participle babysat) (US also sit)Definition
B1 to take care of someone's baby or child while that person is out, usually by going to their home: I babysit for Jane on Tuesday evenings while she goes to her yoga class.Parenting and caring for children babysitting /ˈbeɪ.biˌsɪt.ɪŋ/
/-ˌsɪt̬.ɪŋ/ noun [U] › He earns a bit of extra pocket money by doing babysitting.Parenting and caring for children
/-ˌsɪt̬.ɪŋ/ noun [U] › He earns a bit of extra pocket money by doing babysitting.Parenting and caring for children(Definition of babysit verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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