house-sit

See also: housesit

English

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)

(intransitive) To live temporarily in someone else's home 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.

Anagrams

housties, southies

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