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

“And so it does have to go from like, ‘Oh, you’re the manny’ to waking up to each other as something other than this transactional thing with you babysitting.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

The claimant's lawyer accused YouTube of trying to take advantage of busy parents looking for a "digital babysitting service."

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026

“It’s in the babysitting manual. Lesson four, I think.”

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina