babysits
Minds the kids
Babysits is the present tense of babysit—to watch over children temporarily while their parents are away: She babysits for the neighbors every Saturday.
The term extends to watching over anything that needs supervision: He babysits the servers overnight in case something crashes.
Supervision of young ones
- mindingAttending to carefully
- watchingActively looking at something
- looking afterSupervising someone's wellbeing
- nurturingSupportive care-giving
supervision · caretaking · tending · nannying · au pair · guardian · feeding · bathing
Guarding or protecting attentively
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
- keeping an eye onObserving attentively over time
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- vigilanceState of keen awareness
alertness · checking in · safety · house rules · emergency contact · screen time · snacks · homework help
Secondary paid work
- gigShort-term paid work
- part-timeLimited work schedule
- weekend workLabor during off-days
- hourly ratePay calculated by time
cash payment · student work · flexible hours · booking · scheduling · referral · neighborhood · word-of-mouth
childcare
Supervision of young ones
- mindingAttending to carefully
- watchingActively looking at something
- looking afterSupervising someone's wellbeing
nurturing · supervision · caretaking · tending · nannying · au pair · guardian · feeding · bathing · bedtime
watching over
Guarding or protecting attentively
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
- keeping an eye onObserving attentively over time
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
vigilance · alertness · checking in · safety · house rules · emergency contact · screen time · snacks · homework help · pickup
side job
Secondary paid work
- gigShort-term paid work
- part-timeLimited work schedule
- weekend workLabor during off-days
hourly rate · cash payment · student work · flexible hours · booking · scheduling · referral · neighborhood · word-of-mouth · first job
- mental actionsthinks, considers, understands, perceives, recognizes
- babysitting circleGroup sharing child supervision duties
- babysitting co-opParents sharing supervision duties