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Edmonton.ab Posted 18 years ago
Linguistics Studies

baby sitter

according to OED, a baby sitter "cannot" be a parent. So what do you say then when a parent watches and plays with his child? Tomas
  

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" One of my pet peeves is when someone says they will "babysit" their own child!

  • " One of my pet peeves is when someone says they will "babysit" their own child!
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It's called "parenting."

One of my pet peeves is when someone says they will "babysit" their own child!
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Hi,

Well, you could simply say that 'he is a parent who is watching and playing with his child'. Is that not the kind of thing you are looking for?

Best wishes, Clive

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