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kept the baby

kept the baby is the simple past and past participle of keep the baby.

Meaning of keep the baby

Verb

keep the baby (third-person singular simple present keeps the baby, present participle keeping the baby, simple past and past participle kept the baby)

  1. To choose not to have an abortion.

Questions about kept the baby

What is kept the baby the simple past and past participle of?
Kept the baby is the simple past and past participle of keep the baby.

Words near kept the baby in the dictionary

  1. kept someone up at night
  2. kept soul and body together
  3. kept straight
  4. kept stumm
  5. kept tabs on
  6. kept the baby
  7. kept the ball rolling
  8. kept the book
  9. kept the field
  10. kept the flag flying
  11. kept the home fires burning

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