babymoon
Americannoun
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a vacation taken by expectant parents shortly before their baby is to be born.
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a period of time right after a baby's birth that new parents spend alone with their baby.
Example Sentences
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Compound words are on the rise in the book with deadname, pageview, fintech, allyship, babymoon and subtweet.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 16, 2022
Even their babymoon, last October, begat work when they ran into Kim Kardashian and Kanye West at a Utah resort.
From The New Yorker • Sep. 24, 2018
She was on a babymoon with her husband, Erik.
From New York Times • Jul. 16, 2018
New Yorker Mark LoCastro and his pregnant wife canceled a babymoon - the term for a couple’s getaway before a baby is born - to St. Lucia.
From Washington Times • Feb. 3, 2016
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