baby shower

[ bey-bee shou-er ]

noun

1. a party, sometimes attended by women only, for giving gifts to a prospective mother or to a couple about to be parents:

   We regularly use the stroller we were given at our baby shower, but the playpen only occasionally.

Word History and Origins

Origin of baby shower¹

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

This cool, casual look can be worn at events ranging from a baby shower to a dinner with family or friends.

From The Daily Beast

He told police that he was just coming from a baby shower at the Sugar Hill Club in Bedford-Stuyvesant.

From The Daily Beast

“Every day is a baby shower at Rosie Pope Maternity,” she said.

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