babysit
verb [ I or T ]
uk
/ˈbeɪ.bi.sɪt/ us
/ˈbeɪ.bi.sɪt/ present participle babysitting | past tense and past participle babysat (US also sit)B1
- care forShe had to give up her job to care for her elderly mother.
- take care ofI just want to make enough money to take care of my family.
- look afterMy aunt looked after me after my parents died.
- nurseHe nursed me back to health.
- tendHe lived a quiet life, tending his garden and his hives.