dogsit

English

Alternative forms

• dog-sit, dog sit

Etymology

From dog +‎ sit.

Verb

dogsit (third-person singular simple present dogsits, present participle dogsitting, simple past and past participle dogsat or (uncommon) dogsitted)

1. To babysit for (take care of) a dog in its owner's absence.

   Hyponym: puppysit

   • 2003, Julia DeVillers, True teamwork:

     Our new neighbor down the street asked me to ask you if you want to dogsit for her when she is on vacation?

   • 2012, Ann M. Martin, Because of Shoe and Other Dog Stories, page 51:

     And when he took Shoe for a run, Mom and I would dogsit Lucky.

   • 2016, Coco Simon, Emma Raining Cats and Dogs . . . and Cupcakes!, page 23:

     It was Wednesday after school, and Jake made it clear that he wanted to dogsit Tiki and Milkshake.

Derived terms

• dogsitter

Translations

take care of a dog

• German: hundesitten