teen-sit
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.23 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "They actually headquartered in Chatsford where Grace was "teen-sitting" her great-grandchildren … but who, as teens, didn’t REALLY NEED all that baby-sitting …"
- "Bill and Fran Denhardt are back from a visit to Delaware. They returned with their granddaughter, Jennifer, to enjoy paradise for a little bit. While Fran works during the day, Bill will be “teen-sitting” Jennifer. Not a big problem, because she is an Internet devotee and also loves to swim."
- "As the title “The Babes in the Wood” (Crown, 325 pages, $25) suggests, the inspector’s main concern in this, his 19th appearance, is with two younger people, 13-year-old Sophie Dade and her 15-year-old brother Giles, and Joanna Troy, the woman who was, as Wexford’s associate puts it, “teen-sitting” them while their parents, Roger and Katrina, went away for a weekend."
- "My worries about their obedience were valid. Jessica and Kirstie happened to “fall” into the chilly lake at our cottage 20 or so miles from Presque Isle. And Sara and Cory kayaked far beyond the permitted stone jetty. So I wasn’t real keen on teen-sitting them at the campground."
- "Weary of chauffeuring, mom allowed us to drive short distances unlicensed. And she paid a college student to teen-sit and take us place places."