babysitting
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ba·by·sit
also ba·by-sit (bā′bē-sĭt′)v. ba·by·sat (-săt′), ba·by·sit·ting, ba·by·sits also ba·by-sat or ba·by-sit·ting or ba·by-sits
v.intr.
1. To take care of a child or children in the absence of a parent or guardian.
2. To take care of or watch over someone or something needing attention or guidance.
v.tr.
1. To provide care for (a child) in the absence of a parent or guardian.
2. To watch over or tend: babysat the neighbor's plants for a week.
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Translations
hlídání dětí
babysitning
lapsenvahtina oleminen
čuvanje djece
子守り
아기 보기
barnpassning
การเป็นผู้เลี้ยงเด็ก
công việc giữ trẻ
babysitting
[ˈbeɪbisɪtɪŋ] n → baby-sitting mto do some baby-sitting for sb → faire du baby-sitting pour qn, garder les enfants de qnbaby talk baby-talk n → langage m bébébaby tooth n [baby teeth] (pl) (= milk tooth) → dent f de laitbaby-walker [ˈbeɪbiwɔːkər] n → trotteur mbaby wipe n → lingette f (pour bébé)
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babysitting
→ مُجَالَسَةُ الَأطْفال hlídání dětí babysitning Babysitten μπεϊμπισίτινγκ hacer de canguro, hacer de niñera lapsenvahtina oleminen garde d’enfants čuvanje djece babysitting 子守り 아기 보기 babysitten være barnevakt opiekowanie się dziećmi tomar conta de crianças работа няни barnpassning การเป็นผู้เลี้ยงเด็ก bebek bakma công việc giữ trẻ 照看婴儿Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009