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BABY-SIT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected forms: baby-sat    , baby-sitting   

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Work or act as a baby-sitter

Example:

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

Synonyms:

baby-sit; babysit; sit

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "baby-sit" is one way to...):

guard (to keep watch over)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

baby-sitter; babysitter (a person engaged to care for children when the parents are not home)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Take watchful responsibility for

Example:

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

Synonyms:

baby-sit; babysit

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "baby-sit" is one way to...):

guard (to keep watch over)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

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