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

Ledger is the fantasy: a former NFL player whose hobbies include babysitting Diem, wearing tight shirts and building himself a hilltop dream cabin that will someday belong in Architectural Digest.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

"It was a real group of us. I was just lucky enough to get the nice job of babysitting!"

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

But that kind of babysitting doesn’t get a guy paid.

From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen