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baby grand

American  

noun

  1. the smallest form of the grand piano.


baby grand British  

noun

  1. a small grand piano, approximately 5 feet long Compare boudoir grand concert grand

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of baby grand

First recorded in 1900–05

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Some of that money went toward private-jet travel, ski trips, a Rolls-Royce Phantom and other luxury automobiles, a jewelry collection and a baby grand piano, federal prosecutors say.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2025

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

In the seats closest to the glossy baby grand piano, the live music can be a bit loud, which, all things being equal, seems like a good problem to have.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 14, 2023

There were green couches, definitely antiques, and in one corner there was even a piano, a baby grand.

From "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" by emily m. danforth

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