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babywear

babywear noun: collectively, clothes made for babies.

Noun

babywear (uncountable)

  1. Collectively, clothes made for babies.
    Synonyms:
    babieswear

Verb

babywear (third-person singular simple present babywears, present participle babywearing, simple past babywore, past participle babyworn)

  1. (rare) To wear a child, to carry them close to the body.
    • 11 Mar 2002, Meredith Edwards-Cornwall, "Re: Babywearing question for you attached folks", misc.kids.breastfeeding,misc.kids.pregnancy, 3C8CEF57.6050506@spammenot.yahoo.com
      As for how long I plan to babywear, I guess I don't really plan at all. I'll just keep doing it until something else works as...
    • 09 Apr 2002, Beth@nowhere.com.invalid, "poll catchup", misc.kids.pregnancy, 3cb32196.156423702@nntp.ix.netcom.com
      I use a sling sometimes but can't really claim to babywear. Lots of snuggles tho! :)

Synonyms of babywear

Forms of babywear

third-person singular presentbabywears
present participlebabywearing
pastbabywore
past participlebabyworn

Origin of babywear

From baby + -wear.

Back-formation from babywearing.

Questions about babywear

What does babywear mean?
Babywear means collectively, clothes made for babies.
What part of speech is babywear?
Babywear can be a noun or a verb.

Words near babywear in the dictionary

  1. babytalking
  2. babytalks
  3. babytrans
  4. babytranses
  5. babyware
  6. babywear
  7. babywearing
  8. babywears
  9. babywise
  10. babywore
  11. babyworn

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