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babysitting en · VERB · etymology 1

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Meanings

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of babysit
   form of babysit

Forms

babysitting en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

From baby + sitting.

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) The work of a babysitter; the care of children in the temporary absence of their parents or guardians.
   • 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. 2013, Stephen Dixon, 30 Pieces of a Novel, →ISBN:

Forms

Deriveds

babysitting circle

Hypernyms

childminding

Synonyms

daycare

Translations (7)

he שמירטוף (work of a babysitter) · da babysitting (work of a babysitter) · da babysitning (work of a babysitter) · fr baby-sitting (work of a babysitter) · ru бебиситтинг (work of a babysitter) · ja 子守 (work of a babysitter) · pl babysitting (work of a babysitter)