Babysit
verb
To take care of someone else's children.
I have to babysit my little brother tonight.
Often appears as...
- babysit for someone
- babysit a child
verb
To take responsibility for someone or something.
I don’t want to babysit the new employee at work.
Often appears as...
- babysit the project
- babysit someone
Usage tips
Colloquial
verb
To take care of someone else's children.
I have to babysit my little brother tonight.
Often appears as...
- babysit for someone
- babysit a child
verb
To take responsibility for someone or something.
I don’t want to babysit the new employee at work.
Often appears as...
- babysit the project
- babysit someone
Usage tips
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Trust Implications
Babysitting implies trust by the parents, as caring for children is a serious responsibility.
My neighbors trust me to babysit their kids.
Pro Tip 2/3Temporary Role
The role is temporary; you watch someone's children for a limited time, not permanently.
Can you babysit Saturday night?
Pro Tip 3/3Age Flexibility
Babysitters are often older children or teenagers, not just adults.
My sixteen-year-old cousin will babysit for us.
Pro Tip 1/3Trust Implications
Babysitting implies trust by the parents, as caring for children is a serious responsibility.
My neighbors trust me to babysit their kids.
Pro Tip 2/3Temporary Role
The role is temporary; you watch someone's children for a limited time, not permanently.
Can you babysit Saturday night?
Pro Tip 3/3Age Flexibility
Babysitters are often older children or teenagers, not just adults.
My sixteen-year-old cousin will babysit for us.
Pro Tip 1/3Trust Implications
Babysitting implies trust by the parents, as caring for children is a serious responsibility.
My neighbors trust me to babysit their kids.
Pro Tip 2/3Temporary Role
The role is temporary; you watch someone's children for a limited time, not permanently.
Can you babysit Saturday night?
Pro Tip 3/3Age Flexibility
Babysitters are often older children or teenagers, not just adults.
My sixteen-year-old cousin will babysit for us.
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Video examples
Could we speak the...
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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Safari Live - Day 360 PIPE...
intended to babysit in Ghana for which I am deeply deeply thankful we're making our way there now I'm still ages away and just let's just left camp now I'll get there eventually I'm not too worried he'll start moving in the next half an hour or so I am worried
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Safari Live - Day 372 PIPE...
babysit her he didn't go well I lost her moving on someone who does have a leopard let's go to Tristan who hasn't managed to lose her Komori yet indeed we do have a lipid and it's his trademark kind of position that he's in he laid out in the dark
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Recruiting Women for...
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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What Sperm Whales Can...
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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Elephants' Incredible...
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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Death Row Request PIPE...
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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Safari Live - Day 296 PIPE...
we have a question from Lucia moi the black cat you want to know how much I get paid to babysit I get paid in oh look let's just have a quick look there
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Elephants Being...
Somewhat surprisingly, elephants who often babysit for other mothers in the herd. In fact, it's an extremely important aspect of elephant life.
Video examples
Could we speak the...
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
Video examples
Hope for the Congo PIPE ...
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
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 360 PIPE...
intended to babysit in Ghana for which I am deeply deeply thankful we're making our way there now I'm still ages away and just let's just left camp now I'll get there eventually I'm not too worried he'll start moving in the next half an hour or so I am worried
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 372 PIPE...
babysit her he didn't go well I lost her moving on someone who does have a leopard let's go to Tristan who hasn't managed to lose her Komori yet indeed we do have a lipid and it's his trademark kind of position that he's in he laid out in the dark
Video examples
Recruiting Women for...
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
Video examples
What Sperm Whales Can...
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
Video examples
Elephants' Incredible...
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
Video examples
Death Row Request PIPE...
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
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 296 PIPE...
we have a question from Lucia moi the black cat you want to know how much I get paid to babysit I get paid in oh look let's just have a quick look there
Video examples
Elephants Being...
Somewhat surprisingly, elephants who often babysit for other mothers in the herd. In fact, it's an extremely important aspect of elephant life.
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Quote examples
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.
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Noel Wells
American Actress
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.
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Karen Fukuhara
American Actress
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.
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Emilia Wickstead
New Zealander Designer
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.
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Paula Poundstone
American Comedian
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.
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Benson Henderson
American Mixed Martial Artist
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.
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Brandon Flowers
American Musician
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.
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Jessica St. Clair
American Actress
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.
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Hal Sparks
American Actor
Anyone who still supports George Bush would still let Michael Jackson babysit their kids.
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Moira Kelly
American Actress
I used to babysit a lot, and I used to be a nanny.
Quote examples
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.
Quote examples
Noel Wells
American Actress
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.
Quote examples
Karen Fukuhara
American Actress
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.
Quote examples
Emilia Wickstead
New Zealander Designer
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.
Quote examples
Paula Poundstone
American Comedian
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.
Quote examples
Benson Henderson
American Mixed Martial Artist
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.
Quote examples
Brandon Flowers
American Musician
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.
Quote examples
Jessica St. Clair
American Actress
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.
Quote examples
Hal Sparks
American Actor
Anyone who still supports George Bush would still let Michael Jackson babysit their kids.
Quote examples
Moira Kelly
American Actress
I used to babysit a lot, and I used to be a nanny.
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