home-sitting

See also: homesitting

English

Noun

home-sitting (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of homesitting.
    • 2009 November 28, Cammy Clark, “Some entrepreneurs find lucrative opportunities in foreclosure meltdown”, in The Seattle Times‎[1], Seattle, W.A.: The Seattle Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28 October 2025:
      “Business is not booming anymore,” said Scot Barton, who in mid-2008 revamped his home-sitting business into a company that rehabs foreclosures for banks and real-estate agents.
    • 2006 May 12, Eileen Higgins, “I live in other people's homes”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian‎[2], London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 22 September 2014:
      I saw an article in the Woman's Weekly about home-sitting, and I thought, 'I could do that.' […] Since I'm retired, home-sitting brings me a bit of extra money - like jam on your bread. And you save on the electricity bill.
    • 2017 July 21, Sarah Maslin Nir, “Paid Petsitting in Homes Is Illegal in New York. That’s News to Some Sitters.”, in The New York Times‎[3], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 22 July 2017:
      For some animals, such as those who are easily stressed, home-sitting might be best, said Richard Goldstein, chief medical officer at the Animal Medical Center in Manhattan.

Verb

home-sitting

  1. present participle and gerund of home-sit
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