babysitting
/ˈbeɪbiˌsɪtɪŋ/
noun
- The job or activity of taking care of a child or children while the parents are away.
- Babysitting is a popular first job for teenagers.
- She earns money by doing babysitting on weekends.
- He took a babysitting course to learn safety skills.
verb
- Present participle of babysit: taking care of a child or children while the parents are away.
- She was babysitting when the power went out.
- They have been babysitting for the same family for years.
- I am babysitting my nephew this afternoon.