dogsit

verb

Etymology

From dog + sit.

  1. derived from *sed-
  2. inherited from *sitjaną
  3. inherited from *sittjan
  4. inherited from sittan
  5. inherited from sitten
  6. compounded as dogsit — “dog + sit

Definitions

  1. To babysit for (take care of) a dog in its owner's absence.

    • Our new neighbor down the street asked me to ask you if you want to dogsit for her when she is on vacation?
    • And when he took Shoe for a run, Mom and I would dogsit Lucky.
    • It was Wednesday after school, and Jake made it clear that he wanted to dogsit Tiki and Milkshake.

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