babysitting (A2)
noun
Pronunciation: /ˈbeɪbɪsɪtɪŋ/
Definition
The act of looking after a child or children, typically for a short period, while the parents are temporarily away.
Examples
Babysitting can be a good way for teenagers to earn some extra money.
She found a reliable person for babysitting her two young children.
How to Use babysitting
- babysit for someone (prepositional phrase)
- To look after someone's child or children. — "I babysit for my aunt every other weekend."
- babysit someone (verb)
- To look after a specific child or children. — "She's babysitting her younger brother tonight."
- babysitting service (collocation)
- A business that provides people to look after children. — "We hired a babysitting service for the party."
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