housesit
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A period of time staying in and caring for someone's home while they are away
- noun
- /ˈhaʊsˌsɪt/
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cuidado de casa
- During the summer, I often housesit for a family friend who travels for work.
Examples
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My parents were leaving town with my brother, and I was commissioned to come home from college and housesit for them.
Blog text (12) -
If money is a real issue, you could trade houses with someone, housesit or dog-sit, or borrow a friend's beach house.
Academic text (2010) -
I agreed to housesit for my neighbors during their vacation next week.
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She enjoyed her housesit at the beach house, taking care of the plants and enjoying the view.
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Etymology
The word housesit is a compound of house and sit, like babysit, where 'sit' means 'stay and look after'. A housesit is a time when you 'stay' in someone's home and take care of it while they are away.