babysit

A verb used to indicate the act of temporarily caring for a child or children, typically in the absence of the parents.

• 🇩🇪Deutsches Verb für die vorübergehende Betreuung eines Kindes oder mehrerer Kinder, meist in Abwesenheit der Eltern.

1. Care for children A2 informal

   To take care of children while their parents are away or busy.

   • She babysits her neighbor's kids every Friday night.
   • I used to babysit my younger brother when my parents went out.
   • They hired a teenager to babysit for the evening.

   🇩🇪Auf Kinder aufpassen

   Synonyme: care forlook aftermindnannysupervisetendwatch

2. Supervise or look after B1 informal

   To watch over someone or something, often in a protective or responsible manner.

   • Can you babysit my laptop while I go to the restroom?
   • He had to babysit the new intern during the first week.
   • She babysat the project until it was completed.

   🇩🇪Aufpassen

   Synonyme: care forguardkeep an eye onlook aftermindsupervisetendwatch

• babysat past participle
• babysat past simple
• babysitting present participle
• babysits third person singular