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
They can be hired to babysit other kids, do household tasks or deliver newspapers.
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Sacbee.com,
29 Apr. 2026
One scene in particular where the dynamic shifts can be seen in the second episode when Shyanne brings baby Bodhi (Graham Hendrix) to Margo’s work, a restaurant that resembles Farrell’s Ice Cream Parlour, when she was supposed to babysit him for Margo.
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Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
15 Apr. 2026
Maybe the novel was narrated by an outsider who was hired to babysit the son and keep him out of trouble.
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Literary Hub,
8 Apr. 2026
So consider asking a grandparent, other relative, or caregiver to babysit—a little me-time is healthy for everyone involved.
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Francyne Zeltser,
Parents,
31 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for babysit
Sacbee.com,
29 Apr. 2026
One scene in particular where the dynamic shifts can be seen in the second episode when Shyanne brings baby Bodhi (Graham Hendrix) to Margo’s work, a restaurant that resembles Farrell’s Ice Cream Parlour, when she was supposed to babysit him for Margo.
—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
15 Apr. 2026
Maybe the novel was narrated by an outsider who was hired to babysit the son and keep him out of trouble.
—
Literary Hub,
8 Apr. 2026
So consider asking a grandparent, other relative, or caregiver to babysit—a little me-time is healthy for everyone involved.
—
Francyne Zeltser,
Parents,
31 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for babysit
Recent Examples of Synonyms for babysit
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San Clemente, San Juan Hills, Huntington Beach, Downey and Carson are the teams to watch.
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Viewers can watch on ABC, ABC News Live, the ESPN App, Freeform, FX and National Geographic.
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The new cub's arrival marks the first time Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium has had a lion birth since July 2020, when lioness Abana mothered three cubs.
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Virginia Dulles was the opposite of Louanne Bixby—even a hundred children couldn’t exhaust her need to mother them.
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No one’s babying him (at Houston).
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Could baby owls and eagles be the key to stopping the spread of bird flu?
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“Babysit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/babysit. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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