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Babysitting

Noun CEFR C2 Standard

Definitions

The work of a babysitter; the care of children in the temporary absence of their parents or guardians.

uncountable, usually

Equivalents

Françaisbaby-sitting
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Examples

“But some have⟳ no parents, or none to speak⟳ of, and are living with a grandmother or uncle or married sister or sister who's not married but has three tots of her own⟳ to look⟳ after, or this unruly student's helping her to take⟳ care of them with babysitting or a paying after-school job.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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