plant-sit

English

Alternative forms

• plant sit, plantsit

Etymology

By analogy with babysit

Verb

plant-sit (third-person singular simple present plant-sits, present participle plant-sitting, simple past and past participle plant-sat)

1. To take care of someone's plants while they are away.
   • 1977, Gardening in containers, page 27:

     To relieve any anxieties on your part, locate a reliable neighbor to plant-sit while you are away.

   • 2000, Peter McHoy, The Complete Houseplant Bible, page 56:

     Unless you have a friendly neighbour who can plant-sit for you, you will have to devise ways of keeping your plants watered while you are away.

   • 2016, Laura Lane, Angela Spera, This Is Why You're Single:

     Some of these are people you wouldn't even trust to plant-sit for you, so why are you getting their spin on where you should take your love life?