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Where does “babysitting” come from?

babysitting (Danish) comes from English babysitting — present participle of babysit; The work of a...

babysitting (Danish): The care of children in the temporary absence of...

Definitions

  1. The care of children in the temporary absence of...

Ancestry of “babysitting”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishbabysittingpresent participle of babysit; The work of a...
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