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

Cleaning houses, working in a candle shop, babysitting, unloading trucks in a food terminal and finally the kitchen of local health food grocery the Turnip Truck, music was always in the background.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

In synagogues that provide babysitting, children develop lifelong friendships.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

I’ve only been babysitting Boo her whole life, not to mention an entire week by myself.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko