| 单词 | baby book |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbaby book baby book n. (a) a book intended for babies or young children; (b) a book containing advice for new or prospective parents; (c) a book in which mementoes of a child's infancy are kept. ΚΠ 1808 H. More Cœlebs in Search of Wife II. 26 I make..the renouncing their baby books a kind of epocha, and by thus distinctly marking the period, they never think of returning back to them. 1874 Appletons' Jrnl. 26 Dec. 821/3 The French have what we may call baby-books in fair abundance, but of books for a girl or boy from ten to sixteen there is woful dearth. 1957 A. Thwaite Home Truths 60 Still she cries and cries In rage, mindlessly. A trivial anguish, found In every baby-book. 1959 E. M. Borghese Twin's Wail in A. Pohl Star Fourteen (1966) 74 Dad kept talking about him and mother, and there were pictures and the baby book. 1963 M. Abdullah & R. Mayhew in B. James Austral. Short Stories 311 This is the baby-book. I am reading how to look after the baby. 1994 Today's Parent Oct. 37 (advt.) Our exclusive 40-page hardcover ‘Baby Book’ to capture the precious moments to come and cherish in the future. 1996 Times (Electronic ed.) 26 Apr. Cassie..became bored in reception class after being forced to read baby books. < as lemmas |
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