babysit

1. (ambitransitive)To watch or tend someone else's child for a period of time, often for money.

   My daughter is babysitting for the Morgans at number ten, who are going out on a date night.

   We need someone to babysit our children while we go to the theater.

   babysitten

   ня́ньчитьсяnjánʹčitʹsja, сиде́ть с ребёнком / с детьмиsidétʹ s rebjónkom / s detʹmi

2. (informal, transitive)To watch or tend a thing or process without normally intervening in it, e.g. as a precaution should an emergency happen.

   The reaction takes several hours, so we leave a graduate student to babysit it.

3. (informal, transitive)To watch or attend anything or anyone more closely than ought to be needed; to have to help or coax too much.

   He left me to babysit the new guy while he got some work done.

   ня́ньчитьсяnjánʹčitʹsja

1. I'll babysit your kids for you.

   Я посиджу з твоїми дітьми.

   ruЯ посижу с твоими детьми.

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2. Tom asked Mary to babysit his children.

   Том попросив Мері посидіти з дітьми.

   ruТом попросил Мэри посидеть с его детьми.

   deTom bat Maria, auf seine Kinder aufzupassen.

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3. Tom has agreed to babysit our kids on Monday.

   Том погодився посидіти з нашими дітьми у понеділок.

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4. Tom has agreed to babysit for us on Monday.

   Том погодився посидіти з нашою дитиною у понеділок.

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5. I wonder whether Tom can babysit for us tonight.

   Мені цікаво, чи Том зможе посидіти з нашою дитиною сьогодні ввечері.

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