babysitting

Example Sentences

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Her version: "He needs somebody there for him 100 percent of the time ... That's not love, it's babysitting."

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

Happily, you appear to be helping them with babysitting duties while your son-in-law plays the piano on an upper floor.

From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026

Cleaning houses, working in a candle shop, babysitting, unloading trucks in a food terminal and finally the kitchen of local health food grocery the Turnip Truck, music was always in the background.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

The claimant's lawyer accused YouTube of trying to take advantage of busy parents looking for a "digital babysitting service."

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026

"Donna wants me to go to some wedding," he said, "and I told her you would probably watch Matt. Thought you might like some babysitting money."

From "Eleanor & Park" by Rainbow Rowell