baby-sit for sb
1baby-sit — baby sitter, babysitter, n. /bay bee sit /, v., baby sat, baby sitting. v.i. 1. to take charge of a child while the parents are temporarily away. v.t. 2. to baby sit for (a child): We ve placed an ad for someone to baby sit the youngsters in the… …
2baby-sit — ☆ baby sit or babysit [bā′bē sit΄ ] vi. baby sat, baby sitting [back form. < BABY SITTER] to act as a baby sitter vt. to baby sit for (a specified child or children) …
3baby-sit — verb 1. take watchful responsibility for I baby sit the neighbor s plants when she is out of town • Hypernyms: ↑guard • Verb Frames: Somebody s something 2. work or act as a baby sitter I cannot baby sit tonight; I have too much homework to do …
4baby-sit — ba′by sit or ba′by•sit v. sat, sit•ting 1) to take charge of a child while the parents are temporarily away 2) cvb to baby sit for (a child) 3) cvb to take watchful responsibility for; tend: to baby sit a car[/ex] • Etymology: 1945–50 ba′by sit… …
5baby-sit — v. (D; intr.) to baby sit for (who baby sits for you?) * * * [ beɪbɪsɪt] (D; intr.) to baby sit for (who baby sits for you?) …
6baby-sit — [v] care for a child guard, sit, take care, tend, watch; concept 295 …
7baby-sit — verb a) To watch or tend someone elses child for a period of time, often for money. He left me to baby sit the new guy while he got some work done. b) To watch or attend anything or anyone unnecessarily closely; to have to help or coax too much.… …
8baby-sit — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. watch, mind, care for, sit*; see guard 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. tend, watch, sit, care for, *keep an eye on, mind, look after, act as guardian …
9baby sit — Synonyms and related words: attend to, care for, chaperon, cherish, conserve, foster, keep watch over, look after, look out for, look to, matronize, mind, minister to, mother, nurse, nurture, preserve, protege, provide for, ride herd on, see… …
10sit — [[t]sɪt[/t]] v. sat, sat, sit•ting 1) to rest with the body supported by the buttocks or thighs; be seated (often fol. by down) 2) to be located or situated: The house sits on a cliff[/ex] 3) to rest or lie (usu. fol. by on or upon): An aura of… …