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babysit

/ˈbeɪbiː.sɪt/ · verb

Meaning

  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.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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