| Sammansatta former: |
| Engelska | Svenska |
| baby boomer n | often capitalized, often plural, informal (person born 1946-1964) (lånord) | baby boomer, boomer s |
| person som tillhör babyboom-generationen s |
| My parents are baby boomers, both born in 1950. |
| baby boy n | (male infant) (informell) | gossebarn s |
| nyfödd pojke adj + s |
| (familjärt) | lillen s |
baby brain,
also US: mommy brain,
also UK: mummy brain n | humorous, informal (pregnancy or new mother forgetfulness) | glömska hos nyblivna mammor - |
| baby-hjärna - |
| Anmärkning: Det finns ingen exakt översättning. |
baby carriage (US),
pram (UK) n | (wheeled carrier for baby) | barnvagn s |
| Old-fashioned baby carriages are beautiful, but they're not very practical. |
| baby clothes npl | (garments for infants) | babykläder spl |
| He will soon grow out of his baby clothes. |
| baby daddy n | informal (biological father of a woman's child) | biologisk pappa s |
| baby face n | (child-like facial features) | babyansikte s |
| She has such a baby face, you'd never guess she was in her thirties. |
baby face,
baby-face n | informal ([sb] with a child-like face) | person med babyansikte s |
| Without that beard, you can clearly see that he's a baby face. |
| baby girl n | (female infant) | flickebarn s |
| nyfödd flicka s |
| (familjärt) | lillan s |
| After seven grandsons, she was happy to have a baby girl in the family. |
| baby grand n | informal, abbreviation (baby grand piano) | miniflygel s |
| She played waltzes on the baby grand in the parlor. |
| baby grand piano n | (small three-legged piano) | miniflygel s |
| There was a baby grand piano in the living room. |
| baby shower n | US (gift-giving party for unborn baby) (lånord) | baby shower s |
| Jana had to leave the baby shower early to go to the hospital. |
| baby talk n | (infantile speech) | babyspråk s |
| Linguists study baby talk to discover how we acquire language. |
| baby talk n | (adult imitation) | babyspråk s |
| We never used baby talk when talking to our children. |
| baby weight n | (extra weight after pregnancy) | bebiskilo s |
| gravidkilo s |
babysit,
baby-sit vi | (watch over [sb] else's child) | sitta barnvakt vitr + s |
| When I was a teenager, I used to babysit to make some money. |
| Paul and I are going out to dinner tonight, so we've asked the children's auntie to babysit. |
babysit [sb],
baby-sit⇒ vtr | (watch over: [sb] else's child) | sitta barnvakt åt vbal uttr |
| I asked my mother to babysit Tom for me so that I could work an extra shift. |
babysitter,
baby-sitter n | (childminder) | barnvakt s |
| Our usual babysitter isn't available tomorrow night, unfortunately. |
| boomer n | often capitalized, informal, abbreviation (baby boomer) | baby boomer, boomer, babyboomer s |
| Anmärkning: Now commonly used in a pejorative sense. |
| Boomers tend to use a lot of ellipses in their text messages. |
buggy (UK),
baby buggy (UK),
pushchair (UK) n | (child's pushchair) | barnvagn s |
| (enklare vagn) | sulky s |
| Sarah and Ian took their newborn out for a stroll in a buggy. |
bump,
baby bump n | informal (pregnant abdomen) | gravidmage s |
| The pregnant woman stroked her bump affectionately. |
crybaby,
cry-baby n | informal ([sb] who weeps easily) (vardagligt, nedsättande) | lipsill, pipsill s |
| (vardagligt) | gnällspik s |
| (vardagligt) | grinolle s |
| Jackie can't go one day without sobbing; she's such a crybaby! |
crybaby,
cry-baby vi | US, informal (weep easily, feel self-pity) | ta till tårarna vbal uttr |
| vara gråtmild vtr + adj |
| (bildlig) | vara en barnunge vbal uttr |
| Stop crybabying and tidy your room. |
| have a baby v expr | (give birth) | föda ett barn, få barn vbal uttr |
| The Apollo Hospital is the safest and best place to have a baby. |
| have a baby v expr | (become parents) | få barn vbal uttr |
| My good friend told me that he and his wife plan to have a baby soon. |
| test-tube baby n | informal (person: conceived in-vitro) (vardagligt) | provrörsbarn s |
| Test-tube babies are common these days. |
