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- [bey-bee-sit]
- /ˈbeɪ biˌsɪt/
- /ˈbeɪ.bi.sɪt/
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- [bey-bee-sit]
- /ˈbeɪ biˌsɪt/
Definitions of babysit word
- verb babysit If you babysit for someone or babysit their children, you look after their children while they are out. 3
- verb without object babysit to take charge of a child while the parents are temporarily away. 1
- verb with object babysit to baby-sit for (a child): We've placed an ad for someone to baby-sit the youngsters in the evening. 1
- verb with object babysit to take watchful responsibility for; tend: It will be necessary for someone to baby-sit the machine until it is running properly. 1
- noun babysit Look after a child or children while the parents are out. 1
- intransitive verb babysit watch over sb else's child 1
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Origin of babysit
First appearance:
before 1945 One of the 6% newest English words
First recorded in 1945-50
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Babysit
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
babysit popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
babysit usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for babysit
verb babysit
- guard — to keep safe from harm or danger; protect; watch over: to guard the ruler.
- tend — to attend by action, care, etc. (usually followed by to).
- watch — to be alertly on the lookout, look attentively, or observe, as to see what comes, is done, or happens: to watch while an experiment is performed.
- sit — to rest with the body supported by the buttocks or thighs; be seated.
- take care — a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern: He was never free from care.
Antonyms for babysit
verb babysit
- ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- neglect — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
- harm — a U.S. air-to-surface missile designed to detect and destroy radar sites by homing on their emissions.
- injure — to do or cause harm of any kind to; damage; hurt; impair: to injure one's hand.
- desert — A desert is a large area of land, usually in a hot region, where there is almost no water, rain, trees, or plants.
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