babysit
verb/ˈbeɪbisɪt/
/ˈbeɪbisɪt/
(especially North American English sit)
[intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they babysit | /ˈbeɪbisɪt/ /ˈbeɪbisɪt/ |
| he / she / it babysits | /ˈbeɪbisɪts/ /ˈbeɪbisɪts/ |
| past simple babysat | /ˈbeɪbisæt/ /ˈbeɪbisæt/ |
| past participle babysat | /ˈbeɪbisæt/ /ˈbeɪbisæt/ |
| -ing form babysitting | /ˈbeɪbisɪtɪŋ/ /ˈbeɪbisɪtɪŋ/ |
- to take care of babies or children for a short time while their parents are out
- babysit (for somebody) She regularly babysits for us.
- babysit somebody He's babysitting the neighbour's children.
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