babysat

ba-by-sat · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Past tense and past participle of babysit; looked after a child or children while the parents were out.

  2. 2.

    (figurative) Took excessive care of someone or something; supervised unnecessarily closely.

Related words

See also: babysit, babysitter, childcare
Synonyms: minded, watched

Etymology

From English baby + sat (past tense of sit), a back-formation from babysitter.