babysitting

Thân thiện

A teenager is babysitting two young children in their living room.

Definition

Noun: - The act or job of temporarily caring for a child or children, typically in the child's own home, while the parents or guardians are away.

Usage

The word "babysitting" refers specifically to the temporary, paid or unpaid, supervision of children. It is an uncountable noun describing the activity or service itself. - She does a lot of babysitting for her neighbors on weekends. - Babysitting requires patience and responsibility.

Examples

• Noun:
  • I earned extra money through babysitting.
  • Finding reliable babysitting can be difficult for new parents.

Advanced Usage

• "to do babysitting": to work as a babysitter.
  • My sister started doing babysitting when she was fourteen.
• "babysitting duties": the tasks involved in looking after children.
  • His babysitting duties included making dinner and reading bedtime stories.

Variants and Related Words

• Babysitter (n): a person who looks after a child while the parents are away.
  • We need to book a babysitter for Saturday night.
• Babysat (v): the past tense and past participle of the verb "to babysit".
  • She has babysat for that family many times.

Synonyms

• Childcare: The broader professional or regular care of children.
• Childminding: (Chiefly British) The activity of looking after children.

Related Phrases

• "to babysit" (verb): To care for a child as a babysitter.
  • Can you babysit my son on Friday?
• "babysitting gig" (informal): A specific instance or job of babysitting.
  • I have a babysitting gig tonight for three hours.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the work of a baby sitter; caring for children when their parents are not home

Từ đồng nghĩa

• baby sitting