babysitting
verb (-ing form of babysit); noun (babysitting — uncountable, the job of looking after children)
Everyday
- Babysitting is the -ing form of «babysit»: looking after a child while their parents are out. tree →
- Babysitting is also the job or activity of doing that, often for pay. tree →
In the lessons
In everyday life many teenagers earn money from babysitting. In maths word problems babysitting is often paid by the hour: hours × pay per hour = total earned. In safety lessons, babysitting courses teach first aid and what to do in an emergency.
Examples
- She earns pocket money from babysitting. tree →
- I'm babysitting my little sister tonight. tree →
- He did a babysitting course to learn first aid. tree →
- Mia was paid £8 an hour for babysitting, so 3 hours earned her £24. tree →
- Babysitting twins is hard work! tree →
- Thanks for babysitting, we'll be home by ten. tree →
Note
Double t: babysitting. Uncountable as a noun: «some babysitting». In word problems watch for «per hour»: multiply the rate by the number of hours.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «babysitting» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «babysitting» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
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