plant-sit en · VERB
Etymology
By analogy with babysit.
Meanings
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To take care of someone's plants while they are away.
Unless you have a friendly neighbour who can plant-sit for you, you will have to devise ways of keeping your plants watered while you are away.
2000, Peter McHoy, The Complete Houseplant Bible, page 56:Some of these are people you wouldn't even trust to plant-sit for you, so why are you getting their spin on where you should take your love life?
2016, Laura Lane, Angela Spera, This Is Why You're Single:To relieve any anxieties on your part, locate a reliable neighbor to plant-sit while you are away.
1977, Gardening in containers, page 27:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| plantsit | alternative | lexicographic | |
| plant sit | alternative | lexicographic | |
| plant-sits | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| plant-sitting | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| plant-sat | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| plant-sat | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| plant-sitted | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | uncommon | lexicographic |
| plant-sitted | Tense=Past | uncommon | lexicographic |