baby grand
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of baby grand
First recorded in 1900–05
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Gaga was surrounded by first responders as she played a black baby grand piano in the middle of the road.
From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2025
Old Hollywood’s glamorous nightclub era reemerges with an oversize rounded stage, an electric Roland baby grand piano and lighted birds flanking each side of the stage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 26, 2024
A wooden chess board sat atop a baby grand piano.
From New York Times ● Jan. 23, 2024
"It was an extension of himself, his vehicle of creativity," Austin said of the baby grand piano.
From Reuters ● Aug. 3, 2023
The carpet looked like it had never been walked on—which it almost hadn’t—and the baby grand by the window looked like it had never been played—which it hadn’t, since none of us could.
From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt
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