babysitting
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babysitting¹
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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
verb baby sitting · baby-sitting
- present participle and gerund of babysit
babysitting²
Where it comes from
From baby + sitting.
noun babysittings
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The work of a babysitter; the care of children in the temporary absence of their parents or guardians.
But some have no parents, or none to speak of, and are living with a grandmother or uncle or married sister or sister who's not married but has three tots of her own to look after, or this unruly student's helping her to take care of them with babysitting or a paying after-school job.
Similar: daycare
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: babysitter, baby-sitter, custody, garde, custodianship, guard, sitter, sitting, keeping, baby sitter, childminder, baby-minder, babysitting circle, babysitter test, bysitter, surrogate parent
Translations
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noun work of a babysitter
| 日本語 | 子守 komori |
|---|---|
| Français | baby-sitting |
| Русский | бебиситтинг bebisitting |
| עברית | שמירטוף shmirtúf |
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title = {babysitting},
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