Definitions for babysit
babysit

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. baby-sit, sit, babysitverb

   work or act as a baby-sitter

   "I cannot baby-sit tonight; I have too much homework to do"

2. baby-sit, babysitverb

   take watchful responsibility for

   "I baby-sit the neighbor's plants when she is out of town"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. babysitverb

   To watch or tend someone else's child for a period of time, often for money.

2. babysitverb

   To watch or attend anything or anyone unnecessarily closely; to have to help or coax too much.

   He left me to babysit the new guy while he got some work done.

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1. babysit

   Babysitting is temporarily caring for a child. Babysitting can be a paid job for all ages; however, it is best known as a temporary activity for early teenagers who are not yet eligible for employment in the general economy. It provides autonomy from parental control and dispensable income, as well as an introduction to the techniques of childcare. It emerged as a social role for teenagers in the 1920s, and became especially important in suburban America in the 1950s and 1960s, when there was an abundance of small children. It stimulated an outpouring of folk culture in the form of urban legends, pulp novels, and horror films.

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1. babysit

   Babysit refers to the act of taking care of someone else's child or children in their absence, typically in exchange for payment. This involves ensuring the child's safety, preparing meals, engaging in play activities, and often includes putting the child to bed.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of babysit in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of babysit in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of babysit in a Sentence

1. James Lankford:

   Our border patrol agents are doing their best to secure our border, but they need additional barriers, roads, and technology to help keep us safe, instead, President Biden is paying professional construction contractors to babysit metal to the tune of $2 billion and counting, while at the same time we’ve seen a 20-year high number of migrants crossing our open border.

2. Shanita Cooper:

   A lot of us had to step away from work. We were all struggling together and helping each other, if someone had a job interview, someone else would babysit her kids. If someone needed gas in their car, someone else would give them $ 20.

3. The Reddit user:

   I work 60-100 hours a week, so if anyone needs time off, its me, she wrote. Last year, however, the woman claimed the two asked her to babysit on the day of her own important work retreat. Everyone is expected to go [on the retreat], and its frowned upon if you miss it. They wanted to go on a date. I said no, I have an important work event. They continued to nag me about how they havent gone on a date for so long, she wrote. The night before her work event, they called in a panic and said their friend Mike from the next city over had been in a car accident, and I needed to babysit nephew for a few hours. The Reddit user said shereluctantly agreed, but under the condition that they be back by 7 a.m. the next day so she could leave for the retreat.But her brother and sister-in-law did not return for two days, and did not answer any of her phone calls or texts. I had to cancel on my superiors morning of, which looked awful, she wrote. DAD IN TROUBLE WITH WIFE AND DAUGHTER AFTER BUYING MCDONALDS FOR HIMSELF, AND ONLY HIMSELF Her brother had an excuse when they returned, claiming Mikes life was in danger and they were too busy helping his girlfriend. And then, for weeks afterward, the Reddit user said her brother and sister-in-law asked her to babysit many more times, each time saying they werevisitingMike to help him with his recovery. Two months later, however, the woman claims that her company, and the company that Mikes girlfriend works for,had a meeting, and that she ran into the two of them. Mike had never been in an accident, and although [my brother and sister-in-law] had gone to visit them recently, it was for drinks and bowling, not bringing them chicken noodle soup in the hospital, she wrote. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER After confronting her brother and sister-in-law, the woman said they admitted to lying so they could go on date nights. They claimed I gave them no choice since I would never help them out when they needed time together because parenting was so stressful and difficult.

4. Joevie Alvarado:

   And I was like, 'Well my dear, I am here to teach you to make you learn. I am not just here to babysit all of you.' So that was part of my struggle, classroom management, but slowly, I get the hang of it, and I was able to adjust it and show that hey, I'm the teacher, not you. What I say, you do.

5. Matthew Thompson:

   I didn’t realize how messed up it was. She would leave me to babysit my younger brothers, who were then 7 years old and 7 months old. I also had to watch some of her friends’ kids while she went out drinking.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=babysit
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Babysit
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babysit
4. ^ ChatGPT
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