Babysitting my grandsons...
I was investigating a way to say "I have been babysitting my grandsons." to use in one of my threads and I decided to go with - "Estaba cuidando a mis nietos."
But along the way I also found this, but was a bit nervous about using it..
"Estoy haciendo de canguro..." - is this right - or is my leg being pulled?
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...estaba cuidando a mis nietos
. babysitter (informal) (persona) (peninsular Spanish)
hacer de canguro -> to babysit
either of your grandkids named "Joey"?

It's definitely out there hacer de canguro but I can't say how common its use is, the uses I've found have been in Spain ![]()
Synonyms: quedarse a cuidar a los niños, servir de niñera, cuidar a los niños, cuidar niños, estar de canguro
En España por lo menos es bastante normal la frase "Estoy haciendo de canguro..." he escuchado muchas veces en Barcelona y sus alrededores.