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baby-sit

3 syllables · also baby-sat, baby-sitting

Quick answer

As a verb, baby-sit means take watchful responsibility for.

Meanings of baby-sit

2 meanings

verb

Take watchful responsibility for
“I baby-sit the neighbor's plants when she is out of town”
Similar: babysit
Work or act as a baby-sitter
“I cannot baby-sit tonight: I have too much homework to do”
Similar: sit, babysit

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

verb: take watchful responsibility for

verb: work or act as a baby-sitter

Nearby words

babe babel baboon babu babushka baby baby-sitter baby talk babyhood babyish Babylonian babysit