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house-sitting, n. orig. U.S.
Brit. |ˈhaʊsˌsɪtɪŋ|, U.S. |ˈhaʊ(s)ˌsɪdɪŋ|
[‹ house n.1 + -sitting comb. form. Compare slightly earlier house-sitter n. and slightly later house-sit v.]
The action or service of living in and looking after a house in the absence of the usual occupants, often as a commercial service; an instance of this.
1968Washington Post 22 Aug. f1/1 One of the growing summer traditions in the metropolitan area is ‘house-sitting’. Wealthy homeowners invite struggling young married couples to mind their houses while they are away on vacations. 1979Yale Apr. 38/1 (advt.) Wanted. Summer housesitting or sublet, Manhattan or Westchester-Greenwich. 1987Independent 18 Apr. 12/4 Informal house-sitting arrangements can be made simply by advertising in a local shop. 2003Eve Aug. 16 House-sitting is big business in the south of France, where there are lots of gorgeous holiday homes left empty and vulnerable for most of the year. |