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Hyphenation of baby-sat

How to hyphenate baby-sat

Because it is a word with a single syllable, baby-sat is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.

baby-sat
Syllables Count
1
Characters Count
8
Words Count
2
Characters without spaces Count
8
Haphenation done based on the Knuth-Liang word-division algorithm. The computed hyphenation pattern is:

Definitions of baby-sat

baby-sat is defined as:

Definition 1 as verb

  • verb
    To watch or tend someone else's child for a period of time, often for money.
  • verb
    To watch or attend anything or anyone unnecessarily closely; to have to help or coax too much.

    Example: He left me to baby-sit the new guy while he got some work done.

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What is hyphenation

Hyphenation is the process of dividing words across lines in print or on websites. It involves inserting hyphens (-) where a word breaks to continue on the next line.

Proper hyphenation improves readability by reducing the unevenness of word spacing and unnecessary large gaps. It also helps avoid confusion that may occur when part of a word carries over. Ideal hyphenation should break words according to pronunciation and syllables. Most word processors and publishing apps have automated tools to handle hyphenation effectively based on language rules and dictionaries. Though subtle, proper hyphenation improves overall typography and reading comfort.