plant-sit

verb

To take care of someone's plants while they are away.

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Meanings

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

present singular third person plant-sits · participle present plant-sitting · participle past plant-sat · past plant-sat · participle past uncommon plant-sitted · past uncommon plant-sitted · alternative plant sit · alternative plantsit

  1. To take care of someone's plants while they are away.

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

    1977, Gardening in containers, page 27
    2 more examples

    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.

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

    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?

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

Origin

By analogy with babysit.

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APA

plant-sit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plant-sit

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“plant-sit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plant-sit. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “plant-sit,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plant-sit.

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