BABYSIT


Meaning of BABYSIT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbā-bē-ˌsit ]

verb

( ba·by·sat -ˌsat ; -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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.