silver swaddler
silver swaddler noun: a bag made of aluminium foil designed to retain body heat and provide warmth in harsh weather conditions.
Noun
silver swaddler (plural silver swaddlers)
- A bag made of aluminium foil designed to retain body heat and provide warmth in harsh weather conditions.
- A group of babies wrapped only in the silver swaddler was compared with a group swaddled conventionally–i.e., with a warm dry towel, flannelette, and blanket.1968 March 30, J. D. Baum, J. W. Scopes, “The Silver Swaddler: Device for Preventing Hypothermia in the Newborn”, in The Lancet, volume 291, number 7544, →DOI, page 673
- Until admission can be arranged, wrap the child in warm clothing and blankets to insulate as fully as possible. A silver swaddler is extremely effective.1981, N.D. Barnes, N.R.C. Roberton, Pediactrics, Update Books, pages 107-108
Forms of silver swaddler
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Origin of silver swaddler
Coined by British paediatrician David Baum in 1968, initially intended for newborns.
Questions about silver swaddler
- What does silver swaddler mean?
- Silver swaddler means a bag made of aluminium foil designed to retain body heat and provide warmth in harsh weather conditions.
- What part of speech is silver swaddler?
- Silver swaddler is a noun.
- What is the plural of silver swaddler?
- The plural of silver swaddler is silver swaddlers.
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