babysitting

incontável

A noun referring to the work or activity of caring for children, typically in the absence of their parents or guardians.

• 🇵🇹Substantivo que se refere ao trabalho ou atividade de cuidar de crianças, geralmente na ausência dos pais ou responsáveis.

1. Childcare service A2 formal

   The job of taking care of children, especially when their parents are away or occupied.

   • She earns extra money by doing babysitting on weekends.
   • Babysitting requires patience and responsibility.
   • He started babysitting for his neighbors when he was 15.

   🇵🇹Babá

   Sinônimos: baby sittingchild carechildcaresitting

• babysittings plural form
• babysittings' possessive plural form
• babysitting's possessive singular form

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

• 🇵🇹Verbo usado para indicar o cuidado temporário de uma criança ou crianças, geralmente na ausência dos pais.

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.

   🇵🇹Cuidar de crianças

   Sinônimos: 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.

   🇵🇹Cuidar

   Sinônimos: care forguardkeep an eye onlook aftermindsupervisetendwatch

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