-sittingcomb. 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: babysitting n.

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

Forming nouns denoting the activity of temporarily looking after a person, animal, property, etc., in the absence of the usual carers or owners, as cat-sitting n. at cat n.¹ Additions, dog-sitting n. at dog n.¹ Compounds 3a, granny-sitting n. at granny n. Compounds 2, house-sitting n., pet sitting n. at pet n.² and adj. Compounds 2, etc.

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

单词	-sitting
释义	-sittingcomb. 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: babysitting n. Etymology: < -sitting (in babysitting n.). Compare -sit comb. form, -sitter comb. form.Found in a number of formations within English, exemplified below, from the mid 20th cent.; earliest in dog-sitting n. at dog n.¹ Compounds 3a. Forming nouns denoting the activity of temporarily looking after a person, animal, property, etc., in the absence of the usual carers or owners, as cat-sitting n. at cat n.¹ Additions, dog-sitting n. at dog n.¹ Compounds 3a, granny-sitting n. at granny n. Compounds 2, house-sitting n., pet sitting 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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