baby-sit

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Worked late, while J. went out to baby-sit.

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  1. intransitive verb To take care of a child or children in the absence of a parent or guardian.
  2. intransitive verb To take care of or watch over someone or something needing attention or guidance.
  3. transitive verb To provide care for (a child) in the absence of a parent or guardian.
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  • Parents today call someone to "baby-sit the kids" about as frequently as they call someone to "baby-sit for the kids." —  CJR
  • There is Tracey (Sarah Polley, then 15), the young girl Francis hires every night to baby-sit while he is visiting the club.
  • The Scottsdale, Ariz. -based company wants to convert Barret's catfish ponds into an algae farm to produce alternative fuel, paying the owner of B&B Fish Farm thousands of dollars to baby-sit the new and unusual crop. —  Weekend Mixtape
  • Sadly, the answer is that our schooling system seems primarily intended to baby-sit our children - to warehouse them during parents 'working hours and to keep them out of an already saturated job market. —  CounterPunch
  • People of all ages baby-sit, in fact if you look online some companies have made it their business. —  xml's Blinklist.com
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