petsit

English

Alternative forms

• pet-sit, pet sit

Etymology

By analogy to babysit

Verb

petsit (third-person singular simple present petsits, present participle petsitting, simple past and past participle petsat)

1. To babysit for (take care of) a pet.
   • 1998, Tessa Krailing, Trixie and the Cyber Pet, page 98:

     Sam, Jo, Matthew, and Katie have been hired to petsit Trixie-Belle, a very aristocratic Yorkshire Terrier.

   • 2008, David Bordon, Tom Winters, 101 Things You Should Do Before Going to Heaven:

     If you don't want to make the longterm commitment of taking on a pet, offer to petsit for a friend.

   • 2018, Heidi Lang, Rules of the Ruff:

     “Do you do a lot of petsitting? Can I petsit, too?” Jessie asked eagerly.

Anagrams

• Pettis, petits, step it

Finnish

Noun

petsit

1. nominative plural of petsi

Anagrams

• pestit, stepit