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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Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2025
Read Next State Is your child old enough to babysit this summer?
—Kendrick Marshall, Charlotte Observer, 11 June 2025
Yet others may resent having to babysit new digital coworkers that could potentially replace them.
—Spencer Dorn, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
The situation reached a breaking point when her sister once again asked her to babysit with a short notice.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
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Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2025
Read Next State Is your child old enough to babysit this summer?
—Kendrick Marshall, Charlotte Observer, 11 June 2025
Yet others may resent having to babysit new digital coworkers that could potentially replace them.
—Spencer Dorn, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
The situation reached a breaking point when her sister once again asked her to babysit with a short notice.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for babysit
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Here’s how to catch the upcoming celestial sights: When to watch full moon in July in California The seventh full moon of 2025 will reach peak illumination at 1:36 p.m. on Thursday, July 10, according to online calendar Time and Date.—
Hannah Poukish
July 8,
Sacbee.com,
8 July 2025
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Both of the above, said a handful of high-profile newsmakers the Herald asked to watch the show and informally review it.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
8 July 2025
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Lupita Nyong'o stars as Roz, a service robot who washes up on a small island with no human inhabitants and must figure out how to adapt her programming to the wilderness while mothering a baby goose.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
23 May 2025
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One of her reasons for leaving was to focus on mothering her two daughters.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
28 May 2025
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Be babied by him with back rubs, head scratches and order fast food for dinner.—
Emily St. Martin,
Oc Register,
9 May 2025
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But Vance thinks the real problem is that people just aren’t babying hard enough.—
Rachel Marsden,
Hartford Courant,
8 May 2025
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All of it is medically supervised and adjusted throughout the stay.—
Nel-Olivia Waga,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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Each student had a spiritual director, and Prevost chose Sister Lyn Osiek, who also supervised his theological-reflection class.—
Belinda Luscombe,
Time,
1 July 2025
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“Babysit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/babysit. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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