BABYSIT

sit, baby-sit, babysit

(verb) work or act as a baby-sitter; “I cannot baby-sit tonight; I have too much homework to do”

babysit, baby-sit

(verb) take watchful responsibility for; “I baby-sit the neighbor’s plants when she is out of town”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

babysit (third-person singular simple present babysits, present participle babysitting, simple past and past participle babysat)

To watch or tend someone else's child for a period of time, often for money.

(transitive, informal) To watch or attend anything or anyone unnecessarily closely; to have to help or coax too much.

Source: Wiktionary



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Coffee Trivia

According to WorldAtlas, Finland is the biggest coffee consumer in the entire world. The average Finn will consume 12 kg of coffee each year.

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