babysit

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Synonyms: baby-sit, baby sit, babysat

Antonyms: baby-sit, baby sit, babysat

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|ambitransitive}} To [[watch]] or [[tend]] someone else's child for a period of time, often for [[money]].
2. {{lb|en|transitive|informal}} To watch or tend a thing or process without normally intervening in it, e.g. as a precaution should an emergency happen.
3. {{lb|en|transitive|informal}} To watch or attend anything or anyone more closely than ought to be needed; to have to help or coax too much.

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