Babysitting
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Babysitting is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of babysit.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of babysit.
More Meanings
- The work of a babysitter; the care of children in the temporary absence of their parents or guardians.
Example Sentences
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.
Word Forms
- baby sitting
- baby-sitting
- babysittings
Synonyms for babysitting
Depending on context, synonyms include daycare.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include babysitter, baby-sitter, custody, garde, custodianship, guard.
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