babysitv.

Brit.

/ˈbeɪbɪsɪt/, U.S.

/ˈbeɪbiˌsɪt/

Inflections: Past tense and past participle babysat, (nonstandard) babysitted;

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: baby n., sit v.

Etymology: < baby n. + sit v., after babysitting n., babysitter n.

1. To look after a child or children while the parents or guardians are out.

a. intransitive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > care, protection, or charge > care or protect [verb (intransitive)] > act as baby-sitter

babysit1946

sit1954

childmind1975

1946 Washington Post 2 Sept. 8/5 We have a colonel that outranks me at home baby-sitting.

1947 Cumberland (Maryland) Evening Times 31 Jan. 10/7 Marilyn Monroe, 18, of Hollywood, worked as a commercial model and baby sitter. One night she went to ‘baby sit’ at the home of a movie talent scout. You guessed it—now she's got a contract with 20th Century-Fox.

1950 Punch 15 Mar. 292/2 Well, this is the last Monday I baby-sit for the McClouds.

1975 B. Donoughue Diary 24 June in Downing St. Diary (2005) xvii. 429 I saw Senator John Button from Australia, and then went home early, at 8 p.m., to baby-sit while Carol went out.

2005 Baby & You Feb. 56/2 Staying stone-cold sober because you've got to drive the babysitter home or your mother-in-law is babysitting.

b. transitive. (In quot. 1962 with reference to an electronic device.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > care, protection, or charge > care for, protect, or have charge of [verb (transitive)] > take care of or look after > specifically a person > a child in parents' absence

mind1839

sit1950

babysit1962

childmind1969

1962 Popular Sci. Feb. 122 Electronics..will, if you choose, open and close your garage door, baby-sit a slumbering child.

1972 Evening Telegram (St. John's, Newfoundland) 23 June 20/5 (advt.) Wanted, a young woman to baby-sit a four-year-old boy.

1986 New Yorker 8 Sept. 40/3 Bridie felt in her purse..and found..a toy whirligig she saved for times when she babysat the kids of some of her parents' clients.

1993 Albuquerque (New Mexico) Jrnl. 5 Feb. b2/4 The 13-year-old son often baby-sits his brother and sister after the two toddlers have been put to bed at night.

2007 V. Jewiss tr. R. Saviano Gomorrah i. 26 His daughters often babysit his employees' children, and his mother becomes their de facto grandmother.

2. transitive. colloquial. To look after (a building, an object, etc.), esp. while its owner is away; (also) to monitor the workings of (a machine).

ΚΠ

1969 E. Fitzgerald Expo Summer viii. 77 We had to stay and babysit the poor portable [postcard stand] until someone in authority came.

1972 Evening Telegram (St. John's, Newfoundland) 24 June 11/6 It could become a pretty costly operation to baby sit their gear, even if it is properly marked.

1989 DEC Professional Nov. 17/1 Because, if you're like most VAX system managers, you're forced to spend too much of your time fire-fighting and babysitting the system.

1996 Economist 17 Aug. 41/1 When you are babysitting the world's most powerful weapons, it is hard to forgo a little bathroom humour.

2005 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 15 Sept. a19/5 But much of the credit goes to the 37-member crew charged with baby-sitting the plant during the storms.

3. transitive. colloquial. To monitor (a person) closely; to keep under close supervision, often when this should not be necessary. Also: to give comfort or support.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > control > [verb (transitive)] > superintend > specifically a person

to stand over ——OE

superintend1564

supervise1618

babysit1973

the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > support > support or encouragement > support or encourage [verb (transitive)]

shoveOE

to hold with (arch. of, on, for)1154

favour1362

abetc1380

sustainc1390

supportc1405

courage1470

comfort1481

friend1550

through-bear1554

countenance1568

foster1569

favourize1585

seconda1586

sidea1601

rally1624

feed1626

countenance1654

encourage1668

inserve1683

to go strong on1822

partake1861

sponsor1884

to hold a brief for1888

root1889

rah-rah1940

affirm1970

babysit1973

barrack-

1973 Philadelphia Inquirer 7 Oct. (Today Suppl.) 26/3 He baby-sat me through about a thirty day period, literally. I was weak as a new-born kid.

1976 Billings (Montana) Gaz. 30 June 4- d/5 The commissioner said he hopes for better results in the fall, adding: ‘We're getting to the point where we feel we can only babysit them [sc. the candidates] for so long.’

1990 New Age Jrnl. July–Aug. 107/2 Men get so upset whenever they hear women's rage. It's as if the people who are struggling not only have to deal with surviving, they have to baby-sit their oppressor.

2000 R. Barger et al. Hell's Angel xiii. 230 As a protected witness you're safe as milk until the cops get tired of babysitting you.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	babysit
释义	babysitv. Brit. /ˈbeɪbɪsɪt/, U.S. /ˈbeɪbiˌsɪt/ Inflections: Past tense and past participle babysat, (nonstandard) babysitted; Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: baby n., sit v. Etymology: < baby n. + sit v., after babysitting n., babysitter n. 1. To look after a child or children while the parents or guardians are out. a. intransitive. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > care, protection, or charge > care or protect [verb (intransitive)] > act as baby-sitter babysit1946 sit1954 childmind1975 1946 Washington Post 2 Sept. 8/5 We have a colonel that outranks me at home baby-sitting. 1947 Cumberland (Maryland) Evening Times 31 Jan. 10/7 Marilyn Monroe, 18, of Hollywood, worked as a commercial model and baby sitter. One night she went to ‘baby sit’ at the home of a movie talent scout. You guessed it—now she's got a contract with 20th Century-Fox. 1950 Punch 15 Mar. 292/2 Well, this is the last Monday I baby-sit for the McClouds. 1975 B. Donoughue Diary 24 June in Downing St. Diary (2005) xvii. 429 I saw Senator John Button from Australia, and then went home early, at 8 p.m., to baby-sit while Carol went out. 2005 Baby & You Feb. 56/2 Staying stone-cold sober because you've got to drive the babysitter home or your mother-in-law is babysitting. b. transitive. (In quot. 1962 with reference to an electronic device.) ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > care, protection, or charge > care for, protect, or have charge of [verb (transitive)] > take care of or look after > specifically a person > a child in parents' absence mind1839 sit1950 babysit1962 childmind1969 1962 Popular Sci. Feb. 122 Electronics..will, if you choose, open and close your garage door, baby-sit a slumbering child. 1972 Evening Telegram (St. John's, Newfoundland) 23 June 20/5 (advt.) Wanted, a young woman to baby-sit a four-year-old boy. 1986 New Yorker 8 Sept. 40/3 Bridie felt in her purse..and found..a toy whirligig she saved for times when she babysat the kids of some of her parents' clients. 1993 Albuquerque (New Mexico) Jrnl. 5 Feb. b2/4 The 13-year-old son often baby-sits his brother and sister after the two toddlers have been put to bed at night. 2007 V. Jewiss tr. R. Saviano Gomorrah i. 26 His daughters often babysit his employees' children, and his mother becomes their de facto grandmother. 2. transitive. colloquial. To look after (a building, an object, etc.), esp. while its owner is away; (also) to monitor the workings of (a machine). ΚΠ 1969 E. Fitzgerald Expo Summer viii. 77 We had to stay and babysit the poor portable [postcard stand] until someone in authority came. 1972 Evening Telegram (St. John's, Newfoundland) 24 June 11/6 It could become a pretty costly operation to baby sit their gear, even if it is properly marked. 1989 DEC Professional Nov. 17/1 Because, if you're like most VAX system managers, you're forced to spend too much of your time fire-fighting and babysitting the system. 1996 Economist 17 Aug. 41/1 When you are babysitting the world's most powerful weapons, it is hard to forgo a little bathroom humour. 2005 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 15 Sept. a19/5 But much of the credit goes to the 37-member crew charged with baby-sitting the plant during the storms. 3. transitive. colloquial. To monitor (a person) closely; to keep under close supervision, often when this should not be necessary. Also: to give comfort or support. ΘΚΠ society > authority > control > [verb (transitive)] > superintend > specifically a person to stand over ——OE superintend1564 supervise1618 babysit1973 the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > support > support or encouragement > support or encourage [verb (transitive)] shoveOE to hold with (arch. of, on, for)1154 favour1362 abetc1380 sustainc1390 supportc1405 courage1470 comfort1481 friend1550 through-bear1554 countenance1568 foster1569 favourize1585 seconda1586 sidea1601 rally1624 feed1626 countenance1654 encourage1668 inserve1683 to go strong on1822 partake1861 sponsor1884 to hold a brief for1888 root1889 rah-rah1940 affirm1970 babysit1973 barrack- 1973 Philadelphia Inquirer 7 Oct. (Today Suppl.) 26/3 He baby-sat me through about a thirty day period, literally. I was weak as a new-born kid. 1976 Billings (Montana) Gaz. 30 June 4- d/5 The commissioner said he hopes for better results in the fall, adding: ‘We're getting to the point where we feel we can only babysit them [sc. the candidates] for so long.’ 1990 New Age Jrnl. July–Aug. 107/2 Men get so upset whenever they hear women's rage. It's as if the people who are struggling not only have to deal with surviving, they have to baby-sit their oppressor. 2000 R. Barger et al. Hell's Angel xiii. 230 As a protected witness you're safe as milk until the cops get tired of babysitting you. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < v.1946
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