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teen-sitting

teen-sitting is the present participle and gerund of teen-sit.

Meaning of teen-sit

Verb

teen-sit (third-person singular simple present teen-sits, present participle teen-sitting, simple past and past participle teen-sat)

  1. (ambitransitive, rare) 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

Questions about teen-sitting

What is teen-sitting the present participle and gerund of?
Teen-sitting is the present participle and gerund of teen-sit.

Words near teen-sitting in the dictionary

  1. teen-sat
  2. teen-sit
  3. teen-sits
  4. teen-sitter
  5. teen-sitters
  6. teen-sitting
  7. Teena
  8. teenage
  9. teenaged
  10. teenagedom
  11. teenagehood

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