Blend of bird + babysit
birdysit (third-person singular simple present birdysits, present participle birdysitting, simple past and past participle birdysat)
- (rare) To take care of a bird in the owner's absence; to birdsit.
1992 August 14, Robert J. Granvin, “Adding a second bird”, in rec.pets.birds[1] (Usenet):So at least in this case, if anyone is contemplating the addition of a second bird, the results may be positive. It's worth trying a birdysitting job for a week or two to test the waters.
1994 February 1, Tanya Heikkinen, “Advise needed on Amazon Purchase”, in rec.pets.birds[2] (Usenet):Hi, all. For the past 2 months, I've been birdysitting my SO's boss' red-lored amazon, and I've become rather fond of the little guy. He's wild-caught, but usually very sweet.
1996 May 16, Richanna Patrick, “help with african grey..”, in rec.pets.birds[3] (Usenet):Last month I had to do the same thing when he picked up that annoying 'tiel scream when we birdiesat "Spike" for a week. That is nearly gone now. Whew!
1996 December 13, Dorine Ann McKinnon, “Sad story”, in rec.pets.birds[4] (Usenet):I also offer birdysitting services at certain times of the year, free of charge to owners that have one of my babies or adult pets. This is of course, for as long as the bird I sold them is the "only" bird in their possession.
1998 July 2, SILK4ME356, “what did I get myself in to??”, in rec.pets.birds[5] (Usenet):My folks are going out of state on vacation, decided not to take Dakota (my dad's B&G Macaw) with them, Sooooooo, guess who gets to birdysit? Yup, its me.
2001 January 23, CgrSmkr9, “Does anybody in Michigan know.....”, in rec.pets.birds[6] (Usenet):Guess who is birdiesitting a Scarlet named Chili???? ;-)
2001 March 8, Feather Collector, “Cockatiels On Holiday”, in alt.pets.parrots.cockatiels[7] (Usenet):Do you have a friend or neighbor that can stop by your house and check on him a few times a day? Even a neighbor's kid would probably like the chance to "birdysit".
2001 April 19, Feather Collector, “Newbie question about green cheek conures”, in rec.pets.birds[8] (Usenet):You could introduce the GC to a friend or family member who could birdysit for you while you are away, and it would be plenty of time for them to get to know one another. You would be surprised at how happy the GC would be to see you after your trip, especially if you stop at the pet or grocery store on the way home for a special treat.
