Home › Words › P › petsitpetsitpetsit means to babysit for (take care of) a pet.EtymologyBy analogy with babysit.verbTo babysit for (take care of) a pet.e.g.“Sam, Jo, Matthew, and Katie have been hired to petsit Trixie-Belle, a very aristocratic Yorkshire Terrier.” — 1998, Tessa Krailing, Trixie and the Cyber Pet, page 98:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.catsit 80% match — To babysit for (take care of) a cat. vs petsit →puppysit 80% match — To babysit for (take care of) a dog, especially a puppy. vs petsit →dogsit 78% match — To babysit for (take care of) a dog in its owner's absence. vs petsit →birdsit 71% match — To babysit for (take care of) a bird. vs petsit →catsitter 70% match — One who acts as babysitter for a cat in the owner's absence. vs petsit →birdysit 70% match — To take care of a bird in the owner's absence; to birdsit. vs petsit →dogsitter 70% match — One who acts as babysitter for a dog in the owner's absence. vs petsit →babysit 68% match — To watch or tend someone else's child for a period of time, often for money. vs petsit →