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BABY-SIT (baby-sat, baby-sitting)
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Dictionary entry overview: What does baby-sit mean?
• BABY-SIT (verb)
The verb BABY-SIT has 2 senses:
1. take watchful responsibility for
2. work or act as a baby-sitter
Familiarity information: BABY-SIT used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Conjugation: |
Past simple: baby-sat
Past participle: baby-sat
-ing form: baby-sitting
Sense 1
Meaning:
Take watchful responsibility for
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
baby-sit; babysit
Context example:
I baby-sit the neighbor's plants when she is out of town
Hypernyms (to "baby-sit" is one way to...):
guard (to keep watch over)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sense 2
Meaning:
Work or act as a baby-sitter
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
Context example:
I cannot baby-sit tonight; I have too much homework to do
Hypernyms (to "baby-sit" is one way to...):
guard (to keep watch over)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody
Derivation:
baby-sitter; babysitter (a person engaged to care for children when the parents are not home)
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