BABYSIT


Meaning of BABYSIT in English

ba ‧ by ‧ sit /ˈbeɪbisɪt/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle babysat /-sæt/, present participle babysitting ) [intransitive and transitive]

to take care of children while their parents are away for a short time

—babysitting noun [uncountable] :

a babysitting service

—babysitter noun [countable]

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THESAURUS

▪ take care of somebody ( also look after somebody especially British English ) to make sure a child or an old or sick person is safe and has the things they need:

I have to look after my little brother.

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Taking care of a baby is hard work.

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She is taking care of her grandmother while her grandfather is in hospital.

▪ care for somebody to take care of someone. Care for somebody is less common and more formal than take care of/look after somebody :

He was cared for by a team of nurses.

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Caring for an elderly relative can be very rewarding.

▪ nurse to look after someone who is ill:

He nursed his wife through a long illness.

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The monks nursed him back to health (=looked after him until he was well again) .

▪ babysit to look after children in the evening while their parents go out somewhere:

I’ll ask Jane to babysit on Wednesday night.

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He used to babysit for Mary when she worked nights.

▪ mind British English to look after a child while their parents are not there, especially for a short time:

Will you mind the baby while I go to the shop?

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.