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jelly baby

jelly baby noun: a piece of gelatine confectionery designed to approximate the shape of a human baby.

jelly baby: a piece of gelatine confectionery designed to approximate the shape of a human baby
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Noun

jelly baby (plural jelly babies)

  1. (UK) A piece of gelatine confectionery designed to approximate the shape of a human baby.

Forms of jelly baby

pluraljelly babies

Words formed from jelly baby

Questions about jelly baby

What does jelly baby mean?
Jelly baby means a piece of gelatine confectionery designed to approximate the shape of a human baby.
What part of speech is jelly baby?
Jelly baby is a noun.
What is the plural of jelly baby?
The plural of jelly baby is jelly babies.

Words near jelly baby in the dictionary

  1. jellos
  2. jells
  3. jells out
  4. jelly
  5. jelly babies
  6. jelly baby
  7. jelly bean
  8. jelly beans
  9. jelly bellies
  10. jelly belly
  11. jelly blubber

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