A baby brought up according to the principles promoted by the Plunket Society.
when Jennie's first grandson was born in 1912, they insisted that he should be a Plunket baby
Example sentencesExamples
- The media watched his playtime with 10 Plunket babies at Government House.
- Plunket made the royal child as an honorary Plunket baby.
- Then fathers of Plunket babies organised a collection and provided the nurse with a car.
- They called the grass court "Dad's Plunket baby" because it required so much care and feeding.
- Nine out of 10 New Zealanders are Plunket babies.
- The nurse was looked upon almost as a surrogate mother to thousands of Plunket babies.
- I was rifling though my colllection of stuff and came across my Plunket baby progress book.
- It's lovely to think that he will be a Plunket baby.
- The company gives a toothbrush and toothpaste to every new Plunket baby at their five month visit.
- Many had themselves been Plunket babies, had parented Plunket babies and, if male, had wives on Plunket committees.