…a nickname for any of the telephone companies created in 1984 from the breakup of American Telephone and Telegraph Corporation, which was nicknamed “Ma Bell.”…
…a temporary marked increase in the birth rate, especially the one following the Second World War…
…the protrusion of a pregnant woman’s stomach, typically when it is first noticeable to other people…
…individual cobs of maize which have been harvested when very small and immature, eaten as a vegetable…
…denoting a style of women’s clothing resembling that traditionally worn by a doll or young child, especially short, high-waisted, short-sleeved dresses…
…fat on the body of a baby or child that disappears as it grows up…
…a tentative act or measure which is the first stage in a long or challenging process…
…a baby with a blue complexion from lack of oxygen in the blood due to a congenital defect of the heart or major blood vessels…
…a difficult problem which is only aggravated by attempts to solve it…
…used to refer to a child born to a noncitizen mother in a country which has birthright citizenship, especially when viewed as providing an advantage to family members seeking to secure citizenship or legal residency…
…a light pushchair with a soft seat that allows the chair to be collapsed inwards…
…a wheeled frame in which a baby is suspended in a harness and can move itself about a room with its feet…
…a harness suspended by elastic or a spring, into which a baby is put, with its feet within reach of the floor, to exercise its legs…
…a baby whose genetic make-up has been selected in order to eradicate a particular defect, or to ensure that a particular gene is present…
…a plant of western North America with blue bowl-shaped flowers…
…a herbaceous plant of delicate appearance which bears tiny scented pink or white flowers…
…a condition characterized by cranial injury, retinal haemorrhage, etc. observed in infants who have been violently jolted…
…celebrate a baby’s birth with a drink, typically an alcoholic one…
…be left with an unwelcome responsibility, typically without warning…
…a person, especially a child, who sheds tears frequently or readily…
…(1907–71), Haitian statesman, President 1957–71; known as Papa Doc. His regime was noted for its oppressive nature, opponents being assassinated or forced into exile by his security force, the Tontons Macoutes. He was succeeded by his son Jean-Claude (b.1951), known as Baby Doc, who was overthrown in 1986…
…the mother (or father) of one or more of one’s children…
…(1907–71), Haitian statesman, President 1957–71; known as Papa Doc. His regime was noted for its oppressive nature, opponents being assassinated or forced into exile by his security force, the Tontons Macoutes. He was succeeded by his son Jean-Claude (b.1951), known as Baby Doc, who was overthrown in 1986…
…discard something valuable along with other things that are undesirable…
