different between babysitter vs babysat

English

Alternative forms

• baby-sitter
• (rare) baby sitter

Etymology

From baby +? sitter.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?be?bi?s?t?/

Noun

babysitter (plural babysitters)

1. A person who cares for one or more babies or children for a short period of time in place of their legal guardians.

Derived terms

• babysitter test
• babysit (via back-formation)

Related terms

• house-sitter

Translations

See also

• nanny
• nurse

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from English babysitter.

Noun

babysitter c (singular definite babysitteren, plural indefinite babysittere)

1. A babysitter.

Inflection

Alternative forms

• baby-sitter

Verb

babysitter

1. present of babysitte

Finnish

Noun

babysitter

1. A babysitter.

Declension

Synonyms

• lapsenvahti

Italian

Noun

babysitter m or f (invariable)

1. A babysitter.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from English babysitter.

Noun

babysitter m (plural babysitteri)

1. babysitter

Declension

See also

• bon?
• d?dac?
• doic?
• guvernant?

References

• babysitter in DEX online - Dic?ionare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

English

Verb

babysat

1. simple past tense and past participle of babysit