babysitting

== English == === Etymology 1 === From babysit +‎ -ing. ==== Alternative forms ==== baby sitting, baby-sitting ==== Verb ==== babysitting present participle and gerund of babysit === Etymology 2 === From baby +‎ sitting. ==== Noun ==== babysitting (usually uncountable, plural babysittings) The work of a babysitter; the care of children in the temporary absence of their parents or guardians. Synonym: daycare Hypernym: childminding ===== Derived terms ===== babysitting circle ===== Translations ===== === References === == Danish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English babysitting. === Noun === babysitting c (singular definite babysittingen, not used in plural form) The care of children in the temporary absence of their parents, the work of a babysitter, babysitting. ==== Inflection ==== ==== Synonyms ==== babysitning