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childsit

childsit verb: synonym of babysit.

Verb

childsit (third-person singular simple present childsits, present participle childsitting, simple past and past participle childsat)

  1. Synonym of babysit.
    • MOM WANTED to childsit my 5½ and 4 year old girls, 5 hours each week.1981 June 17, “Help Wanted”, in Cohasset Mariner, volume III, number 37, Marshfield, Mass., →OCLC, “Classifieds” section, page 20, column 2
    • In another case, a 17-year-old adoptee, who had a very deprived background, was frequently left to childsit for two young girls, who both had a history of sexual abuse.1991, Catherine Macaskill, “The trauma of allegations”, in Adopting or Fostering a Sexually Abused Child (Child Care Policy and Practice), London: B. T. Batsford Ltd in association with British...
    Synonyms:
    babysit

Examples of childsit in a sentence

  • You agree to childsit for a neighbor’s baby.1998, Linda Meeks, Philip Heit, Randy Page, “Lesson 26 Review”, in Health and Wellness, Blacklick, Oh.: Meeks Heit Publishing Company...
  • Sonny came round to childsit today. (Not babysit.2005 June 30, Malorie Blackman, “Callie Rose is 11”, in Checkmate (Noughts & Crosses; 3), London: Corgi Books, published 2006, →ISBN, page...
  • Even though Regina felt Bobby was fairly independent, she was worried that he was home alone too much, and she had been seeking someone to childsit for him, to be sort of a companion.2011, Frank Brady, “Childhood Obsession”, in Endgame: Bobby Fischer’s Remarkable Rise and Fall—from America’s Brightest Prodigy to the Edge...
  • You could either hire somebody to childsit or ask a family member, a friend, or a neighbor to lend a hand, and take the relay for just one hour.2012, Nadia A[bou] Shanab, “Making Time for Yourself”, in Everyday Life with Autism: Practical Tips for Parents & Educators to Help...

Synonyms of childsit

Forms of childsit

third-person singular presentchildsits
present participlechildsitting
past participlechildsat
pastchildsat

Origin of childsit

From child + sit, after babysit.

Questions about childsit

What does childsit mean?
Childsit means synonym of babysit.
How do you use childsit in a sentence?
You agree to childsit for a neighbor’s baby.
What part of speech is childsit?
Childsit is a verb.
What is the past tense of childsit?
The past tense of childsit is childsat.

Words near childsit in the dictionary

  1. childs
  2. Childs Hill
  3. childsafe
  4. childship
  5. childships
  6. childsit
  7. childsitter
  8. childsitters
  9. childspeak
  10. childsplay
  11. Childswickham

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