# babysit

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈbeɪ.bi.sɪt/ · frequency rank #27,730

## Definitions
1. To watch or tend someone else's child for a period of time, often for money.
2. To watch or tend a thing or process without normally intervening in it, e.g. as a precaution should an emergency happen.
3. To watch or attend anything or anyone more closely than ought to be needed; to have to help or coax too much.

## Etymology
Back-formation from babysitter.

## Common misspellings (11)
`abbysit`, `babbysit`, `babsyit`, `babyist`, `babysitt`, `babyssit`, `babysti`, `babyysit`, `baybsit`, `bbabysit`, `bbaysit`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/babysit