Verb
house sit (third-person singular simple present house sits, present participle house sitting, simple past and past participle house sat)
Alternative form of house-sit
house-sit (third-person singular simple present house-sits, present participle house-sitting, simple past and past participle house-sat)
(intransitive) To live temporarily in someone else's home for the purpose of protecting and tending to it in the owner's or tenant's absence.
I'm house-sitting for my friends while they're on vacation in France.
house-sit