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ba·by-sit 
Audio Help [bey-bee-sit] Pronunciation Key verb, -sat, -sit·ting.
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Audio Help [bey-bee-sit] Pronunciation Key verb, -sat, -sit·ting. –verb (used without object)
–verb (used with object)
| 1. | to take charge of a child while the parents are temporarily away. |
| 2. | to baby-sit for (a child): We've placed an ad for someone to baby-sit the youngsters in the evening. |
| 3. | to take watchful responsibility for; tend: It will be necessary for someone to baby-sit the machine until it is running properly. |
Also, ba·by·sit.
[Origin: 1945–50]
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baby-sitter, ba·by·sit·ter, noun
| Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006. |
babysitter
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| ba·by·sit·ter also ba·by-sit·ter
Audio Help (bā'bē-sĭt'ər) Pronunciation Key
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
| babysitter | |
noun | |
| a person engaged to care for children when the parents are not home |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
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