babysit

verb

/ˈbeɪbisɪt/

(especially North American English sit)

[intransitive, transitive]

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they babysit	/ˈbeɪbisɪt/ /ˈbeɪbisɪt/
he / she / it babysits	/ˈbeɪbisɪts/ /ˈbeɪbisɪts/
past simple babysat	/ˈbeɪbisæt/ /ˈbeɪbisæt/
past participle babysat	/ˈbeɪbisæt/ /ˈbeɪbisæt/
-ing form babysitting	/ˈbeɪbisɪtɪŋ/ /ˈbeɪbisɪtɪŋ/

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to take care of babies or children for a short time while their parents are out代人临时照看小孩；当临时保姆
- babysit (for somebody) She regularly babysits for us.她定期来为我们照看小孩。
- babysit somebody He's babysitting the neighbour's children.他在帮邻居临时照看小孩。
Topics Life stagesb2, Jobsb2

BNC: 22656 COCA: 0

babysit