BABY-SIT


Meaning of BABY-SIT in English

[ba.by-sit] vb -sat ; -sit.ting [back-formation fr. baby-sitter] vi (1947): to care for children usu. during a short absence of the parents; broadly: to give care "~ for a neighbor's pets" ~ vt: to baby-sit for; broadly: mind, tend "~ house plants" "police baby-sitting a witness" -- ba.by-sit.ter n

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