teen-sit
teen-sit verb: to watch or tend (someone else’s teenage child) for a period of time, often for money.
Verb
teen-sit (third-person singular simple present teen-sits, present participle teen-sitting, simple past and past participle teen-sat)
- To watch or tend (someone else’s teenage child) for a period of time, often for money.
- They actually headquartered in Chatsford where Grace was "teen-sitting" her great-grandchildren … but who, as teens, didn’t REALLY NEED all that baby-sitting …1988 September 15, Arra Moon, “Moon-Go-Round”, in Big Bear Life & The Grizzly, Big Bear Lake, Calif., →OCLC, section B, page 3, column 2
- Bill and Fran Denhardt are back from a visit to Delaware. They returned with their granddaughter, Jennifer, to enjoy paradise for a little bit. While Fran works during the day, Bill will be “teen-sitting” Jennifer. Not a big problem, because she is an Internet devotee and also loves to swim.2000 July 11, Bill Valyo, “Dig into store of memories for tales to report on radio broadcast”, in Press Journal, 81st year, number 303, Vero Beach, Fla.: Treasure Coast Newspapers, →OCLC, page C10...
Examples of teen-sit in a sentence
- So I wasn’t real keen on teen-sitting them at the campground.2007 June 21, Bill Foley, “A head-turner on the beach”, in The Daily Item, Sunbury, Pa., →OCLC, page E3, column 1:
- And she paid a college student to teen-sit and take us place places.2016 January 31, Dee Dee Murphy, “Where does time go?”, in Times-Georgian, Carrollton, Ga., →ISSN, →OCLC, page A4, column 2:
Forms of teen-sit
| third-person singular present | teen-sits |
|---|---|
| present participle | teen-sitting |
| past participle | teen-sat |
| past | teen-sat |
| alternative form | teensit |
Origin of teen-sit
By analogy with babysit.
Questions about teen-sit
- What does teen-sit mean?
- Teen-sit means to watch or tend (someone else’s teenage child) for a period of time, often for money.
- How do you use teen-sit in a sentence?
- So I wasn’t real keen on teen-sitting them at the campground.
- What part of speech is teen-sit?
- Teen-sit is a verb.
- What is the past tense of teen-sit?
- The past tense of teen-sit is teen-sat.
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