petsit

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verb

To babysit for (take care of) a pet.

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Meanings

verbpetsit (third-person singular simple present petsits, present participle petsitting, simple past and past participle petsat or (uncommon) petsitted)

present singular third person petsits · participle present petsitting · participle past petsat · past petsat · participle past uncommon petsitted · past uncommon petsitted · alternative pet-sit · alternative pet sit

  1. To babysit for (take care of) a pet.

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

    2018, Heidi Lang, Rules of the Ruff
    2 more examples

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

    1998, Tessa Krailing, Trixie and the Cyber Pet, page 98

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

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

Origin

By analogy with babysit.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

pettis
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APA

petsit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/petsit

MLA

“petsit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/petsit. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “petsit,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/petsit.

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