-sittercomb. form

Primary stress is retained by the usual stressed syllable of the preceding element and vowels may be reduced accordingly.

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: babysitter n.

Etymology: < -sitter (in babysitter n.). Compare -sit comb. form, -sitting comb. form.Found in a number of formations within English, exemplified below, from the first half of the 20th cent.; earliest in dog sitter n. at dog n.¹ Compounds 3a.

Forming nouns denoting someone who takes care of people, animals, property, etc., in the absence of those usually responsible for looking after them, as cat sitter n. at cat n.¹ Additions, dog sitter n. at dog n.¹ Compounds 3a, granny-sitter n. at granny n. Compounds 2, house-sitter n., pet sitter n. at pet n.² and adj. Compounds 2, etc.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019).

单词	-sitter
释义	-sittercomb. form Primary stress is retained by the usual stressed syllable of the preceding element and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: babysitter n. Etymology: < -sitter (in babysitter n.). Compare -sit comb. form, -sitting comb. form.Found in a number of formations within English, exemplified below, from the first half of the 20th cent.; earliest in dog sitter n. at dog n.¹ Compounds 3a. Forming nouns denoting someone who takes care of people, animals, property, etc., in the absence of those usually responsible for looking after them, as cat sitter n. at cat n.¹ Additions, dog sitter n. at dog n.¹ Compounds 3a, granny-sitter n. at granny n. Compounds 2, house-sitter n., pet sitter n. at pet n.² and adj. Compounds 2, etc. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019). < comb. form
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