v.
Pronunciation: ' b ā -b ē - ˌ sit
Function: verb
Inflected Form: -sat \ - ˌ sat \ ; -sit · ting
Etymology: back-formation from babysitter
Date: 1947
intransitive verb : to care for children usually during a short absence of the parents broadly : to give care < babysit for a neighbor's pets>
transitive verb : to babysit for broadly : MIND , TEND < babysit house plants> <police babysitting a witness>
– ba · by · sit · ter noun