babysit
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ba·by·sit /ˈbeɪbisɪt/ verb (past tense and past participle babysat /-sæt/, present participle babysitting) [intransitive, transitive] BOLOOK AFTER somebodyto take care of children while their parents are away for a short time 〔临时代外出的父母〕照料（小孩） —babysitting noun [uncountable] a babysitting service 代人照看孩子的服务 —babysitter noun [countable]→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
babysit• Ask Alex and Joan next time you're babysitting.• Child care: day care, nursery school, babysitting.• Children's pool; playground; cots available; babysitting available.• Harrick was left with babysitting chores.• A girl had murdered two small children whom she was babysitting for, and had then drowned herself.• You'd be independent and I could babysit for Maggie.• He used to babysit for Mary when she worked nights.• His big break at ninety-one was in getting to babysit instead of being babysat.• I'll ask Jane to babysit on Wednesday night.• Beyond a little babysitting, there is often nothing one can do except wait.• He was doubling for Immigration who had gone home to babysit while his wife went to the movies with her sister.ba·by·sit verbChineseSyllable
of parents to their children take while care Corpus
babysit
ba‧by‧sit /ˈbeɪbisɪt/
verb (past tense and past participle babysat /-sæt/, present participle babysitting) [intransitive and transitive]
to take care of children while their parents are away for a short time
—babysitting noun [uncountable]:
a babysitting service
—babysitter noun [countable]
▪ take care of somebody (also look after somebody especially British English) to make sure a child or an old or sick person is safe and has the things they need: I have to look after my little brother. | Taking care of a baby is hard work. | She is taking care of her grandmother while her grandfather is in hospital.
▪care for somebody to take care of someone. Care for somebody is less common and more formal than take care of/look after somebody: He was cared for by a team of nurses. | Caring for an elderly relative can be very rewarding.
▪nurse to look after someone who is ill: He nursed his wife through a long illness. | The monks nursed him back to health (=looked after him until he was well again).
▪babysit to look after children in the evening while their parents go out somewhere: I’ll ask Jane to babysit on Wednesday night. | He used to babysit for Mary when she worked nights.
▪mind British English to look after a child while their parents are not there, especially for a short time: Will you mind the baby while I go to the shop?
ba‧by‧sit /ˈbeɪbisɪt/
verb (past tense and past participle babysat /-sæt/, present participle babysitting) [intransitive and transitive]to take care of children while their parents are away for a short time
—babysitting noun [uncountable]:
—babysitter noun [countable]
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