Babysit

7 lettersverbcommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

To care for and supervise a child for a period in the absence of the child's parents or usual guardians.

“She agreed to babysit the neighbour's children on Saturday evening while they went out.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/ˈbeɪ.bi.sɪt/

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Synonyms

sit

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Wordle

Compound of BABY and SIT, straightforward vowel-consonant pattern with no tricky letters

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Shorter words formed from the letters in “babysit”.

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