different between babysitter vs babysitted

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

babysitted

1. (nonstandard) simple past tense and past participle of babysit

Usage notes

Since the past tense of sit is sat — not sitted — this form is considered non-standard. Nevertheless, it is relatively common.