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What does babysit mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word babysit? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. To watch or tend someone else's child for a period of time, often for money.
  2. To watch or attend anything or anyone unnecessarily closely; to have to help or coax too much.
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I knew I didn't want to palm my baby off with anyone who would babysit so I could continue with my full and hectic social life.
In Argentina it is usual for couples to ask their parents or a sibling to babysit for their children.
I was asked to babysit for the Alatas children and although I wasn't too keen on watching over a toddler, I had accepted.
Which reminds me, I need to get in touch with all the usual parents I babysit for, and tell them to call me here at Alex's instead.
We give by baking cookies for a neighbour, offering to babysit for weary parents or spending time with a lonely person.
Once the child's parents have asked you to babysit for them, it is a good idea to agree rates of payment at that stage.

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