house-sit

== English == === Alternative forms === housesit, house sit === Etymology === From house +‎ sit, formed by analogy to babysit. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhaʊsˌsɪt/ === Verb === house-sit (third-person singular simple present house-sits, present participle house-sitting, simple past and past participle house-sat or (uncommon) house-sitted) (ambitransitive) To live temporarily in someone else's home, or to attend it regularly, for the purpose of protecting and tending to it in the owner's or tenant's absence. Synonym: home-sit ==== Derived terms ==== === Anagrams === housties, southies