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baby change

baby change noun: a room or enclosure (such as a private cubicle) that contains a baby's changing table; (loosely) any baby-changing area.

baby change: a room or enclosure (such as a private cubicle) that contains a baby's changing table; (loosely)...
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Noun

baby change (plural baby changes)

  1. (UK, informal) A room or enclosure (such as a private cubicle) that contains a baby's changing table; (loosely) any baby-changing area.
    • We walked into the baby change.
    • Probably no surprise to anyone to find Pizza Express as baby/child friendly. The branch on Abbeville Rd SW4 does not disappoint in this respect. No specific baby change that I could see, but ample space between the sinks in the ladies.2001 November 4, @Bossykate, “Anyone know any baby friendly restaurants in South London?”, in Mumsnet, archived from the original on 03 Jun 2026
  2. (UK, informal, rare) Synonym of baby-changing station (“a baby's changing table”).
    • We walked into the baby change. Ouch!
    • Anyone, baby up to adult, can use an adult sized changing bench, however a twelve year old does not fit on a baby change and we'll break ourselves (thereby needing far more social care) rather than lie our son on a dirty public toilet floor.2018 October, [Anonymous] "Member of the public", “Written submission on Enforcing the Equality Act: the law and the role of the EHRC inquiry”, in Women and Equalities Committee

Examples of baby change in a sentence

  • picture the scene - very busy McDonalds restaurant on the A303 services. queue for the ladies' loo. disabled toilet and baby change next to the ladies' loo.2007 August 19, @theUrbanDryad, “to want to use the baby changing room?”, in Mumsnet, archived from the original on 04 Jun 2026:
  • May I express my thanks to the lady who handed in my sister's lost handbag in CMK on October 2? […] It seemed she had left it in the baby change in Midsummer place.2008 October 15, S. Turner, “Bags of thanks”, in David Gale, editor, MK News, number 319, Milton Keynes, England, page 4:
  • Posting on social media, the 19-year-old [Julia Horton] said: 'It was unacceptable to (do this) in the baby change in Gosport Asda.2021 June 25, Hollie Busby, quoting Julia Horton, “Horrified Gosport mum disgusted after 'teenage couple had sex in baby change room' while...
  • In the post, she [Amy Mitchell] wrote: "If you’re a parent, I'd boycott the toilets up beside Vue Cinema as they think it's acceptable to stick CCTV in the BABY CHANGE.2024 April 12, Caitlyn Dewar, quoting Amy Mitchell, “'No crime' found after concerns raised about CCTV in baby changing area”, in STV News...

Synonyms of baby change

Forms of baby change

pluralbaby changes

Origin of baby change

From baby + change.

Questions about baby change

What does baby change mean?
Baby change means a room or enclosure (such as a private cubicle) that contains a baby's changing table; (loosely) any baby-changing area.
How do you use baby change in a sentence?
picture the scene - very busy McDonalds restaurant on the A303 services. queue for the ladies' loo. disabled toilet and baby change next to the ladies' loo.
What part of speech is baby change?
Baby change is a noun.
What is the plural of baby change?
The plural of baby change is baby changes.

Words near baby change in the dictionary

  1. baby carriages
  2. baby carrier
  3. baby carriers
  4. baby carrot
  5. baby carrots
  6. baby change
  7. baby changes
  8. baby changing station
  9. baby changing stations
  10. baby coach
  11. baby coaches

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