babysitting

babysitting
   undisclosed telephone monitoring
   The watchful third party in the home:
    Thomasson reports that Buzhardt made reference to 'baby-sitting people', a reference the reporter did not understand. (Colodny and Gettlin, 1991)

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  • Babysitting — is the practice of temporarily caring for a child on behalf of the child s parents. Babysitting is most commonly performed as an odd job by teenagers for extra money, stereotypically, but not necessarily, girls. Babysitting can be quite lucrative …   Wikipedia

  • babysitting — abysitting n. the work of a baby sitter; caring for children when their parents are not home. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Babysitting — Ein Babysitter ist eine Person, die sich um Babys und Kleinkinder kümmert, die nicht die eigenen sind. Babysitter kümmern sich stundenweise um die Kinder, während die Eltern außer Haus sind, meistens in den Abendstunden und nachts, teilweise aber …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Babysitting — Ba|by|sit|ting das; [s] <aus gleichbed. engl. babysitting> das Babysitten …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • babysitting service — UK US noun [C] ► an arrangement in which a business such as a hotel or shopping centre provides care for children while their parents are out for an evening, shopping, etc: »The company is trying a babysitting service at its stores, which are… …   Financial and business terms

  • babysitting agency — UK US noun [C] ► a business that provides skilled people to care for children in their homes while their parents are at work or absent for another reason …   Financial and business terms

  • babysitting circle — noun A group of families who share the task of babysitting on a rotational, or other equalising basis. Our babysitting circle uses tokens to keep things fair …   Wiktionary

  • babysitting — noun the work of a babysitter; the care of children in the temporary absence of their parents Syn: daycare …   Wiktionary

  • Babysitting — Ba|by|sit|ting, das; s [engl. baby sitting, zu: to baby sit = babysitten, aus: baby ↑ (Baby) u. to sit = sitzen]: Beaufsichtigung kleiner Kinder bei Abwesenheit der Eltern. * * * Ba|by|sit|ting, das; s [...sɪtɪŋ, ...zɪtɪŋ; engl. baby sitting, zu …   Universal-Lexikon

  • babysitting — n. taking care of a child or children while the parents are temporarily away (usually for a fee) ba·by·sit || beɪbsɪt v. supervise children while their parents are not home; watch over, supervise …   English contemporary dictionary

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