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babysit

 verb
     
ba‧by‧sit past tense and past participle babysat present participle babysitting [intransitive and transitive]
BO to take care of children while their parents are away for a short time
—babysitting noun [uncountable]
a babysitting service
—babysitter noun [countable]
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