noun
babysitting
noun
1
The job of looking after children while their parents are out.
"She earned extra money babysitting on weekends."
How to Use Babysitting
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe work or activity of caring for someone else's children temporarily.
Word Forms
babysittings plural
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Etymology
From baby + sitting.
Rhymes for babysitting
fitting
sitting
hitting
pitting
knitting
quitting
spitting
flitting
slitting
admitting
befitting
unwitting
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