babysit
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ba·by·sit
also ba·by-sit (bā′bē-sĭt′)v. ba·by·sat (-săt′), ba·by·sit·ting, ba·by·sits also ba·by-sat or ba·by-sit·ting or ba·by-sits
v.intr.
1. To take care of a child or children in the absence of a parent or guardian.
2. To take care of or watch over someone or something needing attention or guidance.
v.tr.
1. To provide care for (a child) in the absence of a parent or guardian.
2. To watch over or tend: babysat the neighbor's plants for a week.
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verb child mind I promised to babysit for Mrs Plunkett.
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→ cuidar niñosMultilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009