housesit

or house-sit

[ hous-sit ]

verb (used without object)

, house·sat, house·sit·ting.

1. to take care of a house or residence while the owner or occupant is temporarily away, especially by living in it.

Other Words From

• house sitter house-sitter noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of housesit¹

1975–80; house + sit ¹, on the model of babysit