What is the meaning of 付きっきり?

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I usually see it used in the sense of "babysitting" is this the only meaning?

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score 3 · Answer 1 · answered May 21 '22 at 17:17

Jisho defines it as "constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time", while Weblio:

少しも離れることなく付き添うこと。つきっきり

which I would translate as "To attend to someone without ever leaving", so it means to attend on someone costantly; "babysitting" fits in this, but given Weblio's example (付きっきりで看病する, "To nurse someone costantly") I'd say it has a broader meaning.

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered May 21 '22 at 16:38

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つきっきり means "to be together all the time", "to stick with someone".

answered May 21 '22 at 16:38

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