Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun baby_sitting

1 sense of baby sitting

Sense 1
babysitting, baby sitting -- (the work of a baby sitter; caring for children when their parents are not home)
       => care, attention, aid, tending -- (the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something; "no medical care was required"; "the old car needs constant attention")
                                                                         

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb baby_sit

2 senses of baby-sit

Sense 1
baby-sit -- (take watchful responsibility for; "I baby-sit the neighbor's plants when she is out of town")
       => guard -- (to keep watch over; "there would be men guarding the horses")

Sense 2
baby-sit, sit -- (work or act as a baby-sitter; "I cannot baby-sit tonight; I have too much homework to do")
       => guard -- (to keep watch over; "there would be men guarding the horses")