baby-sit
Example Sentences
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His antics had some people joking that he should come and baby-sit and do domestic chores for them.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2022
"I wouldn’t want to baby-sit — I mean, be married to — anyone else, ever."
From Fox News ● Nov. 24, 2021
His players have missed practice because they had to baby-sit siblings while their brothers played on other teams.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2019
But one couple's decision to go out was another's chance to baby-sit; so it became difficult to earn coupons.
From Slate ● Dec. 19, 2017
“Nobody’s going to baby-sit you here. If you eat you’ll live. If not, you’ll die. This land can provide for you or kill you.”
From "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen
