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ba·by·sit [or] ba·by-sit

babysit [or] baby-sit

 
pronunciation:
beI bi sIt
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part of speech: transitive verb & intransitive verb
inflections: babysits, babysitting, babysat
definition: to watch over or supervise children in the absence of their parents, usu. for payment.
As a teenager, she often babysat for the people next door.They found someone to babysit the children on Friday night.
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