house-sit
verb/ˈhaʊsˌsɪt/
Etymology From house + sit, formed by analogy to babysit.
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Ambitransitive To live temporarily in someone else's home, or to attend it regularly, 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.
- I’m house-sitting my uncle’s place in San Rafael for a few months.2021, Cherry Radford, The Spanish House, Aria, →ISBN:
- Derived terms
- house-sitter