"granny-sit" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: granny-sits [present, singular, third-person], granny-sitting [participle, present], granny-sat [participle, past], granny-sat [past], granny-sitted [participle, past, uncommon], granny-sitted [past, uncommon]
Etymology: From granny + sit, modelled on babysit. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|granny|sit}} granny + sit Head templates: {{en-verb|granny-sit<,,sat:+􂀿uncommon􂁀>}} granny-sit (third-person singular simple present granny-sits, present participle granny-sitting, simple past and past participle granny-sat or (uncommon) granny-sitted)
  1. (informal, transitive, intransitive) To watch or tend an elderly female relative at home. Tags: informal, intransitive, transitive Categories (topical): Family Derived forms: granny-sitter
    Sense id: en-granny-sit-en-verb-iS3N~1Ua Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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