baby-sit
معنی کامل و مثالها
/bā´bē sit´/vt., vi.
● (در غیاب والدین) بچه داری کردن، از بچههای دیگران نگهداری کردن، للگی کردن
when the parents went to work, I used to baby-sit for them
وقتی والدین سرکار میرفتند من به جایشان بچه داری میکردم.
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
The term 'baby-sit' combines 'baby' and 'sit', referring to the act of watching over a baby or young child.
مثال
- Can you baby-sit for us on Saturday night?
- She enjoys baby-sitting her niece and nephew.
- He often hires a trusted babysitter to baby-sit his children.
ترکیبهای رایج
Baby-sit for Baby-sit someone Regular baby-sitting Occasional baby-sitting
تعریف انگلیسی
verb
- take watchful responsibility for “I baby-sit the neighbor's plants when she is out of town” “Somebody ----s something”
- work or act as a baby-sitter “I cannot baby-sit tonight; I have too much homework to do” “Somebody ----s” “Somebody ----s somebody”