What does babysitting mean?
Babysitting means present participle and gerund of babysit.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
present participle and gerund of babysit.
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.
Use babysitting when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Babysitting means present participle and gerund of babysit.
Common synonyms include daycare.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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.
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