单词 | housesit |
释义 | housesit in American English (ˈhaʊsˌsɪt) verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈhouseˌsat or ˈhouseˌsitting to stay in a residence and care for it while its residents are absent Derived forms housesitter (ˈhouseˌsitter) noun housesit in American English (ˈhausˌsɪt) intransitive verbWord forms: -sat, -sitting to take care of a house or residence while the owner or occupant is temporarily away, esp. by living in it Also: house-sit Derived forms house sitterhouse-sitter noun Word origin [1975–80; house + sit1, on the model of baby-sit]This word is first recorded in the period 1975–80. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: family therapy, gridlock, noogie, retrovirus, videotex |
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