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

Kothari said he’s noticed more people sitting in Dolores Park adjacent to their open laptops, likely babysitting their agents.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

I’m excited about my babysitting idea, but I don’t have the skills to make it happen alone.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller