babysitting

«babysitting» in Mova's school dictionary: the -ing form of «babysit»: looking after a child while… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (-ing form of babysit); noun (babysitting — uncountable, the job of looking after children)

meaning for a pupil

1) Babysitting is the -ing form of «babysit»: looking after a child while their parents are out. tree →

2) Babysitting is also the job or activity of doing that, often for pay. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life many teenagers earn money from babysitting. In maths word problems babysitting is often paid by the hour: hours × pay per hour = total earned. In safety lessons, babysitting courses teach first aid and what to do in an emergency.

examples

• She earns pocket money from babysitting. tree →
• I'm babysitting my little sister tonight. tree →
• He did a babysitting course to learn first aid. tree →
• Mia was paid £8 an hour for babysitting, so 3 hours earned her £24. tree →
• Babysitting twins is hard work! tree →
• Thanks for babysitting, we'll be home by ten. tree →

note

Double t: babysitting. Uncountable as a noun: «some babysitting». In word problems watch for «per hour»: multiply the rate by the number of hours.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «babysitting» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.