baby book
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of baby book
First recorded in 1800–10
Example Sentences
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Ha’la is a name my parents found in a baby book that means unexpected gift.
She writes at one point that she told Enrico Fermi that his book on thermodynamics was “good as a baby book.”
From Scientific American
“You can put this in your baby book,” the doctor said as he handed her the results of the pregnancy test.
From Washington Post
She quickly pulls her unicorn sweatshirt over her head and slips her baby book into her bag.
From Literature
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I lift out a baby book and open it.
From Literature
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