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VocabJLPT N1

looking after a baby

NounSuru VerbTransitive Verb

Definitions

1. looking after a baby
2. taking care of a baby

This noun refers to the act of looking after or taking care of a baby or young child. A person who performs this role is sometimes called a babysitter, and the word can also appear in traditional lullaby contexts.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

She laughed and said, "Babysitting takes more out of you than work does."

Sentence 2

Please, just this once — can someone take over the babysitting for me?

Sentence 3

Her frustration finally boiled over after hours of exhausted babysitting.

Sentence 4

At the park in the evening, an older brother was looking after his little sister.

Sentence 5

In the break room, I heard someone say, "I was up all night with the baby yesterday."