babysit
pronunciation
How to pronounce babysit in British English:
UK [ˈbeɪbisɪt]
How to pronounce babysit in American English:
US [ ˈbeɪbisɪt]
Word Origin
- babysit (v.)
- also baby-sit, 1947, from baby (n.) + sit (v.); figurative use (often contemptuous) by 1968. Babysitting is from 1946.
Example
- 1. It took me two hours to babysit my sister yesterday .
- 2. You want me to babysit a prost ?
- 3. Could you babysit for us on friday ?
- 4. I am going to babysit my nephew tomorrow .
- 5. I babysit for drug dealers ?