house-sit

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

house + sit, formed by analogy to babysit.

Pronunciation

  • (Canada) IPA(key): /ˈhaʊsˌsɪt/

Verb

house-sit (third-person singular simple present house-sits, present participle house-sitting, simple past and past participle house-sat)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) To live temporarily in someone else's home, or to attend it regularly, for the purpose of protecting and tending to it in the owner's or tenant's absence.
    I'm house-sitting for my friends while they're on vacation in France.
    • 2021, Cherry Radford, The Spanish House, Aria, →ISBN:
      I’m house-sitting my uncle’s place in San Rafael for a few months.

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