"catsit" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: catsits [present, singular, third-person], catsitting [participle, present], catsat [participle, past], catsat [past], catsitted [participle, past, uncommon], catsitted [past, uncommon], cat-sit [alternative], cat sit [alternative]
Etymology: From cat + sit, by analogy with babysit. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|cat|sit}} cat + sit Head templates: {{en-verb|catsit<,++,catsat:++􂀿uncommon􂁀>}} catsit (third-person singular simple present catsits, present participle catsitting, simple past and past participle catsat or (uncommon) catsitted)
  1. To babysit for (take care of) a cat. Derived forms: catsitter
    Sense id: en-catsit-en-verb-QG67QlFb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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