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# babysitting

verb (-ing form of babysit); noun (babysitting — uncountable, the job of looking after children)

«babysitting» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Babysitting is the -ing form of «babysit»: looking after a child while their parents are out. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/babysitting/#m1)
2. Babysitting is also the job or activity of doing that, often for pay. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/babysitting/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life many teenagers earn money from babysitting. In maths word problems babysitting is often paid by the hour: hours × pay per hour = total earned. In safety lessons, babysitting courses teach first aid and what to do in an emergency.

### Examples

- She earns pocket money from babysitting. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/babysitting/#x1)
- I'm babysitting my little sister tonight. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/babysitting/#x2)
- He did a babysitting course to learn first aid. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/babysitting/#x3)
- Mia was paid £8 an hour for babysitting, so 3 hours earned her £24. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/babysitting/#x4)
- Babysitting twins is hard work! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/babysitting/#x5)
- Thanks for babysitting, we'll be home by ten. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/babysitting/#x6)

### Note

Double t: babysitting. Uncountable as a noun: «some babysitting». In word problems watch for «per hour»: multiply the rate by the number of hours.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «babysitting» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/babysitting/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«babysitting» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/babysitting.html) on Mova free.