cat-sit

A form of catsit — To babysit for (take care of) a cat.

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Meanings

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

present singular third person cat-sits · participle present cat-sitting · participle past cat-sat · past cat-sat

  1. alternativeAlternative form of catsit.

    If you are a cat lover, you can cat-sit for a season in some spiffy house or apartment.

    1972, Lavinia Russ, A high old time: or, How to enjoy being a woman over sixty, page 194
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    Polly Duncan has a new kitten and I agreed to cat-sit, but he turned out to be a wound-up, hyperactive, jet-propelled maniac!

    1990, Lilian Jackson Braun, The Cat who Talked to Ghosts, page 227

    Suzana was off to the Burning Man festival this year and wanted me to be home in time to cat-sit, though she'd tried not to hint too broadly.

    2014, Janine Ashbless, Cover Him with Darkness, page 25
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APA

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“cat-sit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cat-sit. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cat-sit,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cat-sit.

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