B1verbhomerelationships
US/ˈbeɪ.bi.sɪt/
UK/ˈbeɪ.bi.sɪt/
to look after someone's children while the parents are out
In context
Can you babysit on Saturday night so we can go out?
I used to babysit my neighbors' kids to earn pocket money.
Grandma babysits the twins every Wednesday while we work.
Words that go with babysit
verb + preposition
- babysit forShe babysits for a family down the road.
verb + noun
- babysit the kidsCan you babysit the kids tonight?
- offer to babysitMy sister offered to babysit for free.
- need someone to babysitWe need someone to babysit on Friday.
noun + noun
- babysitting jobHer first babysitting job paid really well.