I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a baby alarm (= for when a baby wakes up and cries )
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Is the baby alarm switched on?
a baby brother (= brother who is still a baby )
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Mum let me hold my new baby brother.
a baby sister (= a sister who is still a baby )
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He wanted a baby sister.
baby blues
baby boom
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the baby boom generation
baby boomer
baby buggy
baby carriage
baby clothes
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a shop for baby clothes
baby milk
baby shower
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a baby shower
baby talk
baby tooth
baby vegetables (= vegetables that have not grown to their full size )
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Baby vegetables, especially carrots and corn, appeal to youngsters.
baby walker
baby/formula milk (= milk in powder form for babies )
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Many babies are fed formula milk.
blue baby
cry like a baby (= cry a lot and without control )
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I cried like a baby when I heard the news.
designer baby
fractious baby/child etc
jelly baby
lost the baby (= her baby died before it was born )
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Sadly, Anna lost the baby .
newly-born baby
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a newly-born baby
test-tube baby
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
little
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He just seemed so delighted, so rejuvenated to meet my little baby .
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A week later a little baby animal had been added at his feet.
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Shall I tell you about the very first little baby ?
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There was another guy and his little baby and they were staying in a truck.
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Just think, there had never been a little baby on the earth.
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A baby , a little baby, when I left you.
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I dreamed my little baby was alive mewing for me from somewhere in the room.
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One day, the men went out to look for timber and instead they found a little baby , all frozen.
new
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No parent in my experience rejects the bad bits, and accepts the good bits of a new baby .
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Do both parents feel ready financially to take on a new baby ?
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A sampler commemorating the birth of a new baby also makes a marvellous present for the proud parents, or even grandparents.
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Leslie Crawford is home with her new baby , thinking up new projects and column ideas.
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Last year Viscount Althorp presented his new baby daughter, Kitty.
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At the same time they were renovating their new home-and the baby had colic.
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A new baby would only add to her workload.
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Even before your new baby of a business is born, you have probably thought about what would be the right name.
newborn
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Within moments of our first encounter, he has whipped out a Photo-Me booth shot of his newborn baby daughter.
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I could beat any newborn baby in the world crying.
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With the smoothest stroke in the game and his newborn baby at home, this was easy labor for Tim Legler.
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In the early 1950s an effective method of resuscitating newborn babies who did not breathe was not known.
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In 1987 our newborn baby died.
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To Clare, his milky warm smell was like that of a newborn baby .
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The occasional incidents of newborn babies being stolen from public hospitals understandably causes a furore.
premature
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Tommy's Campaign supports research into helping premature babies .
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They ignore the minor expense of health care for pregnant women, but pay the massive expenses of premature babies .
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And just exactly how many weeks premature is this baby ?
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Conductors visit premature baby units and decide which children to accept.
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It's hard work but she copes Voice over Saving premature babies has its costs.
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They are being kept in incubators, normally used for premature babies .
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This result might indicate that the body clock is slow to mature in premature babies .
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Pat is working as a midwife in an intensive care unit for premature babies .
unborn
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Strokes can even occur in unborn babies and small children.
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Abortion is not a painless procedure, it kills a living unborn baby and can scar a woman both emotionally and physically.
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Another use is to produce pictures of an unborn baby by reflecting ultrasonic waves off its body.
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About 2,000 abortions a year are carried out due to abnormalities found in unborn babies .
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How cold she have been so callous as to forget Berenice's unborn baby ?
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Jake was tied to Janice by their unborn baby .
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We are trying to get to them with the message that smoking kills unborn and newborn babies .
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She was so concerned about her unborn baby , she usually over-reacted to any untoward symptom.
young
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One way of trying to test this might be to show the skyline to very young babies and see how they responded.
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The next development was the introduction of drive-in theaters, which enabled families to attend, even with young babies .
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He could see a woman holding a young baby standing at the end of the hall.
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When the adult points at an interesting object, the young baby looks at the adult's hand.
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I fitted this into a narrow, plain gold frame, making a lovely present for a young girl or baby .
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So often very young babies are perfectly hideous, aren't they?
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New Mums group is aimed at mums with young babies and mums-to-be.
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Many others are either too young , as babies or school children, or too old, as retired pensioners.
■ NOUN
boom
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To be sure, there are more young men and women in this age group because of the 1960's baby boom .
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In the 1970s as the baby boom generation entered the labor force, capital-labor ratios rose more slowly or even fell.
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Most recent wars have ended in a baby boom , even for the losers.
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The baby boom generation lined up for their Sabin sugar cubes and hardly noticed that the Salk vaccine was disappearing.
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The study defined parents aged 30 to 50 as being members of the baby boom generation.
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They're being bred by farmer, Christopher Marler and this year, there's been something of a baby boom .
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But as the baby boom generation retires, the fund faces the possibility of depletion by 2030.
boomer
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They can no longer rely on conventional market research to predict accurately the spending habits of ageing baby boomers or their children.
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I am 39, and like so many of the baby boomers , I have invested in mutual funds.
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The baby boomers reached the age brackets in which workers are normally highiy efficient.
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The oldest baby boomers turn 50 in 1996 and most are in their late 30s and 40s.
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But a major factor is that many baby boomers are moving into their peak earning years, according to Sheehan.
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The product is among the many foods and cosmetics aimed at baby boomers hoping to preserve their youthful energy and looks.
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For starters, only about half of baby boomers have any retirement account at all.
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Being a baby boomer , you just had to be influenced by these characters.
boy
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Thankfully, the name has been shortened and the unfortunate baby boy goes by the moniker Iuma Dylan-Lucas.
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Only 25, she has a 4-year-old daughter, twin baby boys and no husband.
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Read in studio A baby boy narrowly escaped death when his pram was crushed between a car and a garden wall.
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Helen and Jack got married too -- on James Joyce's birthday -- had a baby boy and moved to the Midwest.
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The baby boy went blue after his lungs became blocked.
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In Mashpee, two parents were indicted on charges of abuse that left their baby boy blind and brain damaged.
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The result was a healthy, blue-eyed baby boy .
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A young couple I know has just been blessed with a new baby boy .
brother
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Alan came home as a Little Lord Fauntleroy, and we had a new baby brother , Geoff.
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She was responsible for raising her baby brother Aaron.
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When he pinches his baby brother he seems indifferent to the infant's distress.
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I slept in the same room as my baby brother .
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Edward seemed quite grown up, quiet and interesting - and very good-looking instead of pretty like his baby brother !
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What would have happened to me if she had died, leaving a baby brother ?
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My baby brother was on top of the refrigerator on a bed of clean nappies and towels in his plastic baby bath-tub.
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Since the birth of her baby brother she had turned really nasty.
daughter
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Within moments of our first encounter, he has whipped out a Photo-Me booth shot of his newborn baby daughter .
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She found her baby daughter crying, spattered with blood, and her husband dying on the floor.
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The father was found guilty of the manslaughter of his baby daughter of three months.
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Their baby daughter was brought up by an aunt, a Mrs Reed of Gateshead.
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Last year Viscount Althorp presented his new baby daughter , Kitty.
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This series ended with the birth of Frank and Betty's baby daughter , Jessica.
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Chamoun's baby daughter survived the assault.
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Mr Lewis, the mechanic, for example, soon managed to quieten my baby daughter Rachel while I was out of the room.
food
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The content of baby food varies with the brand and the type of product.
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Fresh baby food sets kids up for eating high-fiber foods throughout childhood, too.
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Most of the beef exported ends up as hamburgers, pet food , processed meats and baby foods.
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Artificial additives such as colourings, sweeteners and flavour enhancers aren't permitted in baby foods .
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Manufacturers are reducing or removing sugars from baby foods , so go for those with no added sugar.
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There's no need to feel guilty if you do use baby foods but try not to rely on them.
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It is as thick as baby food and leaves a soft sediment on his top lip.
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There is a tendency to start on the second stage of commercially produced baby foods at this point.
girl
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In 1889 a baby girl was born in Ireland, which was then part of the United Kingdom.
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By that time, McCorvey had given birth and put the baby girl up for adoption.
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Many more baby girls are abandoned.
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All I knew was I had to get my milk to my baby girl .
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A baby girl emerges into the world with the pattern for her future possible children already laid within her body.
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Counting on the stillness of her own soul, she had forgotten the other one: the soul of her baby girl .
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For Christmas that year Tina Keith gave her husband Bruce the present of a baby girl !
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But this doll was as smooth between his legs as a baby girl .
sister
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Anna-this is Honey-she's my baby sister .
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Endures the arrival of a new baby sister .
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Now he had Leo's baby sister to contend with.
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She grew up around the corner from me, and our baby sisters were best friends for many years.
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And when I hummed old tunes that soothed my baby sister something in them spiked your grief to howling.
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Sheila Barnes lost both parents, a brother and baby sister .
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I remember very distinctly the morning when my father came to tell us we had a new baby sister .
son
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She had been served four years of a life sentence for the murder of her baby son .
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But when their baby son was born, they forgot to add the boy as a beneficiary.
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She watched Naseem as the older woman fed her baby son .
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But so cool is the blue minimalist card that one style magazine editor aspired to name his baby son Sony.
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My daughter and son-in-law have tried to have their baby son christened in a local church.
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The deal was completed in a flat near the Palace ... and Lucy even took her baby son Matthew along.
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He had met her husband, Vos, a young clergyman, and seen their baby son .
■ VERB
born
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Curled tight like an embryo that doesn't want to be born , like a baby who's had too much pain.
deliver
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He said he feared carrying and delivering a baby would kill her.
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This is where Madonna delivered her baby .
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André has just delivered the third baby this week.
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Marge Owen had delivered a healthy baby girl.
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I've delivered two still-born babies , but no one has ever died in my hands.
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It was my grandmother who delivered the baby .
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Athletes who have trained normally through the first two trimesters have delivered normal babies . 4.
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After delivering a baby by caesarean section, Dougherty was given medication for what appeared to be normal postoperative pain.
expect
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I was expecting a baby at the time.
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No one expects a newborn baby to go out and get a job before learning the basic life skills and getting schooling.
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Tennis stars Steffi Graf and Andre Agassi have confirmed reports that they are expecting a baby .
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Meanwhile, the couple has embarked on their first joint venture; they are expecting a baby in May.
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Jeanne was expecting the baby at the end of November 1918.
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We expect babies to join in by approximating conversation.
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The Ruritanian monarch is expecting her second baby .
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Grant and co-star Julianne Moore provide only modest charm as the couple expecting their first baby .
feed
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She watched Naseem as the older woman fed her baby son.
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Joe got up every night and took turns with Valerie feeding the babies .
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Clare Wildish has come back for help feeding her second baby , 3 day old Emma.
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Toys for children to play with, a baby changing room, somewhere to feed baby.
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But even if they do persevere, most mums find it difficult to feed their babies in public.
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They fry were fed on baby brineshrimp and although not fast growers they seemed to do well.
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It would be even nicer if people remembered that the way you feed your baby is a matter of personal choice.
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As Mama fed the baby , she began to cry.
hold
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He held the sleeping baby and was alternately happy and tortured with fear that something might happen to her.
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Like many others, the problem was mostly the way she held the baby .
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Her recovery had been slow, and she had not been able to see or hold her baby for twenty-four hours.
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Both hands free A sling like this enables you to hold your baby close without using your hands.
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When holding their baby , they experienced an overwhelming feeling of loving connection.
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Dad had his arm round Carrie, Carrie was cuddling Zen, Crystal was holding the new baby .
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Clarisa was sitting up in bed, propped against a pillow and holding the baby .
want
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Lilian, a girl who had acted irresponsibly, didn't really want a baby at all.
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I want my baby looking good for me.
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They want to have babies , but only as many as they can care for.
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Like many childless couples, Bobbie and Philip Bernisch wanted a baby .
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They want those babies to have a high life and health expectancy.
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She said, on the second night home, that she wanted another baby .
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Lisa always knew she did not really want her baby adapted, and before she was even born had decided against it.
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Now Gerald Smith wants many more babies to follow Odessa.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
baby/child/car seat
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Boots have stopped selling car seats but say they will offer further information to people who've bought the Rainbow seat.
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He thought about hiding it in the car seat , but Firebug was always moving the thing around.
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However, a baby seat is safer than a carrycot for your baby.
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It fits all Kangol framed child seats .
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Miguel told him, picking a spot opposite the car seat for the desk.
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Some baby seats can be converted into car seats for older children.
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Two options you can not add, unfortunately, are a built-in child seat and fold down rear seatback.
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When buying a baby seat check its weight, capacity and whether it has an integral harness and quick-release buckle.
battered woman/wife/husband/baby etc
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It was not intended to suggest that these were battered wives.
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Moreover, battered women often wind up dropping the charges as reconciliation with the abuser.
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Now the ikons of female suffering are all around us; the image of the battered woman is high fashion.
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The church has already erred on this side in the counsel it has given battered women.
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The groups most adamant about denying help to battered women were the conservative fundamentalists and some orders of Catholicism.
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The person on call made us a cup of tea - battered wives' homes are the greatest!
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They took us to the police station and then to a battered women's house at about 2 a.m.
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We have often been tempted to abandon this task; then another battered woman would come into our lived.
be expecting (a baby)
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They're expecting their first child September 5.
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Did I really have it before I was expecting Annie?
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Having heard of his family's desire for an heir, she fantasised a little as to whether his wife might be expecting again.
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However, Perot supporters filed new petitions and are expecting an answer soon from the Ohio secretary of state.
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I was expecting them to go to three wide receivers...
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Just as everyone was expecting a draw, however, Yusupov made a an unexpected sacrifice of a bishop.
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One in five had received no training in the Act and most were expecting to receive none during the next six months.
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USAir, based in Arlington, Va., is expecting similar problems today.
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We are expecting a little action very soon.
be left holding the baby
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The difference is that you were left holding the baby.
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Then he does something stupid with a television researcher and is left holding the baby.
newborn child/baby/son etc
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How does one recognise pain in a newborn baby to whom one can not speak?
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In 1987 our newborn baby died.
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In the early 1950s an effective method of resuscitating newborn babies who did not breathe was not known.
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No one expects a newborn baby to go out and get a job before learning the basic life skills and getting schooling.
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One example might be where a newborn child developed an infection requiring special care, but recovered in a few days.
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The occasional incidents of newborn babies being stolen from public hospitals understandably causes a furore.
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Under a window lay our newborn son crowned by a spectrum, the seven strands of vision.
throw the baby out with the bath water
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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A baby was crying upstairs.
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a four-day-old baby girl
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Bye, baby , I'll be back by six.
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I have three boys, but he's my baby .
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Let's see if there are any nice baby clothes in the sales.
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The new chamber orchestra is Turner's baby .
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They have a five-year-old boy and a baby girl.
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This baby will do 0-60 mph in 6 seconds.
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Would you mind looking after the baby for us on Saturday afternoon?
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A white flag would mean the baby was a boy, and it was safe to return.
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And the fountain wasn't very high, just a baby really, as fountains went.
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But three babies, said Alix, it's impossible.
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Like a new lunar base, a baby must first master at least the arts of breathing and eating.
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The Plot John Henry was born with a hammer in his hand and was the strongest baby anybody had ever seen.
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The research doesn't mean there is some set of flashcards that will help babies be brighter.
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Zoe had expected to be put in charge of the baby .
II. verb
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
baby/child/car seat
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Boots have stopped selling car seats but say they will offer further information to people who've bought the Rainbow seat.
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He thought about hiding it in the car seat , but Firebug was always moving the thing around.
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However, a baby seat is safer than a carrycot for your baby.
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It fits all Kangol framed child seats .
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Miguel told him, picking a spot opposite the car seat for the desk.
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Some baby seats can be converted into car seats for older children.
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Two options you can not add, unfortunately, are a built-in child seat and fold down rear seatback.
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When buying a baby seat check its weight, capacity and whether it has an integral harness and quick-release buckle.
battered woman/wife/husband/baby etc
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It was not intended to suggest that these were battered wives.
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Moreover, battered women often wind up dropping the charges as reconciliation with the abuser.
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Now the ikons of female suffering are all around us; the image of the battered woman is high fashion.
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The church has already erred on this side in the counsel it has given battered women.
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The groups most adamant about denying help to battered women were the conservative fundamentalists and some orders of Catholicism.
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The person on call made us a cup of tea - battered wives' homes are the greatest!
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They took us to the police station and then to a battered women's house at about 2 a.m.
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We have often been tempted to abandon this task; then another battered woman would come into our lived.
newborn child/baby/son etc
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How does one recognise pain in a newborn baby to whom one can not speak?
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In 1987 our newborn baby died.
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In the early 1950s an effective method of resuscitating newborn babies who did not breathe was not known.
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No one expects a newborn baby to go out and get a job before learning the basic life skills and getting schooling.
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One example might be where a newborn child developed an infection requiring special care, but recovered in a few days.
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The occasional incidents of newborn babies being stolen from public hospitals understandably causes a furore.
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Under a window lay our newborn son crowned by a spectrum, the seven strands of vision.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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This 1956 Chevy has been babied, so that it's in near-perfect condition.