Rebbie Jackson

He was my brother. I used to walk Michael to school, and I used to walk him to my grandmother's house when he was a little bitty kid because my grandmother babysat him, and she lived a long ways away, and then I would go to a school that was close to her area. I was one of the ones that helped raise him.

Noel Wells

I feel like I grew up being babysat by a television, and all I ever wanted to do was be in movies, direct movies, make movies, but it took me a really long time to be honest with myself about it because my background is that my family was very poor.

American Actress

Karen Fukuhara

I started karate in middle school when my parents wanted me to babysit my younger brother. He was a little troublemaker, so they wanted me to make sure the class was going okay. I ended up being way more into it than my brother.

Emilia Wickstead

From the age of 11, I was taught the importance of earning my own money. I would babysit, walk dogs, clean cars, and work at the local corner shop and the butcher's. If I wanted to buy something, I always bought it myself.

New Zealander Designer

Paula Poundstone

I was the youngest in my family. When the other kids went to school, my mother would make them breakfast and then she would go back to bed for an hour, so I was sort of babysat by television.

American Comedian

Benson Henderson

Our older cousins would help us out. We'd get babysat a lot by some of mum's sisters. They took care of us. But my success in martial arts, getting to be a champion, is down to my mum.

American Mixed Martial Artist

Brandon Flowers

My dad was a produce man. He worked in grocery stores for 35 years. My mom just babysat kids and raised us. I have four sisters and one brother. I'm the baby.

American Musician

Jessica St. Clair

I would trust Lennon not only to babysit my child but to raise them. Literally, that's who I would want to raise my child.

Hal Sparks

Anyone who still supports George Bush would still let Michael Jackson babysit their kids.

American Actor

Moira Kelly

I used to babysit a lot, and I used to be a nanny.

Babysitting implies trust by the parents, as caring for children is a serious responsibility.

Trust Implications

The role is temporary; you watch someone's children for a limited time, not permanently.

Temporary Role

Babysitters are often older children or teenagers, not just adults.

Age Flexibility

Babysit can be used figuratively to mean taking responsibility for adults or tasks.

Figurative Use

In the workplace, 'babysit' can imply overseeing someone less experienced.

Workplace Jargon

Using 'babysit' for adults can sound condescending; choose the context wisely.

Condescending Tone

 For example, they babysit each other's calves. The males have dominance displays that they use when they're chasing each other's females. And the two species actually form temporary alliances when they're chasing sharks away. And one of the mechanisms they use to communicate

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 another when our neighbor has cancer we go over there with with meatloaf we babysit for their kids if someone's a friend of ours house burns down we take them in we do little collection tins at grocery stores you know in corner stores we care about one another we care about

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 important and you have the kids and you know if you can't get involved um saying running a campaign say you know what i'm here anytime you need to you need me to feed them to babysit to do whatever i need to do

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 humanity they're doing things much like us they isolate themselves by language by dialect they babysit they have their own feeding strategies all of these things are happening and I think to the

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 surprisingly elephants will often babysit for other mothers in the herd in fact it's an extremely important aspect of elephant life it builds lifelong bonds and helps the herd to thrive

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 a lot of people who I would hire to babysit absolutely not I said to myself daydream all day this way I did with everyday stress and strife back there I just visualized

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 Somewhat surprisingly, elephants who often babysit for other mothers in the herd. In fact, it's an extremely important aspect of elephant life.

Babysit

To take care of someone else's children.

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To take responsibility for someone or something.

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Trust Implications

Temporary Role

Age Flexibility

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