babysit
verb [ I or T ] uk/ˈbeɪ.bi.sɪt/ us/ˈbeɪ.bi.sɪt/ babysitting | babysat (US also sit)
B1 (去别人家)代人临时照管孩子,当临时保姆
to take care of someone's baby or child while that person is out, usually by going to the person's home
I babysit for Jane on Tuesday evenings while she goes to her yoga class. 每逢周二晚简去练瑜伽时,我都替她看孩子。
US (UK childmind)(在自己家)照管他人孩子(作为职业)
to take care of other people's children in your own home as a job
Who babysits them when you're at work? 你上班的时候谁照看他们?