babysit

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

• 🇫🇷Verbe utilisé pour désigner le fait de garder temporairement un enfant ou des enfants, généralement en l'absence des parents.

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.

   🇫🇷garder des enfants

   Synonymes: 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.

   🇫🇷surveiller

   Synonymes: care forguardkeep an eye onlook aftermindsupervisetendwatch

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