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

A parent who refuses to share basic caregiving responsibilities places an unfair and unrealistic burden on the other partner — and on you, if you are spending time babysitting while he is upstairs.

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

And it can feel like babysitting a fleet of agents that are constantly messing up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

He asked her to give up babysitting; they could spend more time together if she didn’t have to work every day.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie