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{
"alt": "こもりする",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "komori suru",
"sense": "to watch or tend someone else's child for a period of time, often for money",
"word": "子守する"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "aireul bwajuda",
"sense": "to watch or tend someone else's child for a period of time, often for money",
"word": "아이를 봐주다"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "aedeureul bwajuda",
"sense": "to watch or tend someone else's child for a period of time, often for money",
"tags": [
"plural"
],
"word": "애들을 봐주다"
},
{
"code": "nrf",
"lang": "Norman",
"sense": "to watch or tend someone else's child for a period of time, often for money",
"word": "garder"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "to watch or tend someone else's child for a period of time, often for money",
"word": "sitte barnevakt"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "to watch or tend someone else's child for a period of time, often for money",
"word": "passe barn"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to watch or tend someone else's child for a period of time, often for money",
"word": "pajear"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "njánʹčitʹsja",
"sense": "to watch or tend someone else's child for a period of time, often for money",
"word": "ня́ньчиться"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "sidétʹ s rebjónkom / s detʹmi",
"sense": "to watch or tend someone else's child for a period of time, often for money",
"word": "сиде́ть с ребёнком / с детьми"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to watch or tend someone else's child for a period of time, often for money",
"word": "cuidar de los niños"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to watch or tend someone else's child for a period of time, often for money",
"word": "hacer de canguro"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to watch or tend someone else's child for a period of time, often for money",
"word": "sitta barnvakt"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to watch or tend someone else's child for a period of time, often for money",
"word": "trông trẻ"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to watch or tend someone else's child for a period of time, often for money",
"word": "trông em"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to watch or attend anything or anyone unnecessarily closely",
"word": "nauwgelet begeleiden"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "njánʹčitʹsja",
"sense": "to watch or attend anything or anyone unnecessarily closely",
"word": "ня́ньчиться"
}
],
"word": "babysit"
}
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