babysitting

Example Sentences

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In his acceptance speech, Kano thanked his mum, "for babysitting right now".

From BBC • May 21, 2026

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

Bridget Brown, a fifteen-year-old, had saved $700 from babysitting.

From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin