babysitting
babysitting — noun
1. the activity of looking after children while their parents are away, often done
the activity of looking after children while their parents are away, often done for payment
Samira earns extra money by doing babysitting for families in her neighborhood on weekends.
doing babysitting for families
Babysitting taught the teenager how to handle unexpected situations calmly.
Babysitting taught the teenager
The parents paid the neighbor's daughter for three hours of babysitting on Saturday night.
文法句型
babysitting + for + someone
用法筆記
Uncountable noun — you cannot say 'a babysitting' or 'babysittings'. To refer to a single instance, use 'a babysitting job' or 'a babysitting session'.
常見錯誤
babysitting — verb
1. to take care of a child or children for a short time so that their parents can g
to take care of a child or children for a short time so that their parents can go out
Daniel is babysitting his younger cousins this weekend while their parents attend a wedding.
is babysitting his younger cousins
Gabriela often babysits for the neighbor's two children after school on Tuesdays.
babysits for the neighbor's two children
Relatives take turns babysitting for the night-shift nurse so she can rest during the day.
- watch
more general, can apply to pets or objects too; 'babysit' is specific to children
文法句型
babysit + for + someone
babysit + someone's children
用法筆記
Commonly followed by 'for' ('babysit for the neighbors') or a possessive noun ('babysit their children'). The simple form 'babysit someone' is less common but acceptable in informal speech.