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babywear

American  
[bay-bee-wair] / ˈbeɪ biˌwɛər /

verb (used without object)

babywore, babywearing
  1. to carry a baby or child close to the body without using the arms or hands, often in a fabric sling or other wearable carrier.


noun

  1. garments and accessories made for babies.

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In another, he was seen shopping for babywear in a High Street clothes store.

From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2025

Her alternative store sells clothing, shoes, babywear, hair accessories, jewellery and gifts and first opened in 1999.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2024

Los Angeles-based babywear brand PaigeLauren offers soft, matching mask sets available for children and parents.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2020

Mum taught me to knit all sorts of babywear – cardigans, booties, hats; I always knitted a matching set for each of Aunt Patie’s babies.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 29, 2017

It was my first day working in the Christmas department of Peter Jones in Chelsea and on asking where my manager was, the reply came: "Dominic's recovering in babywear."

From BBC ● Dec. 23, 2015

My endless Internet scrolling introduced babywearing parents, sharing photos of their children perched on their backs in woven wraps.

From Salon ● Nov. 27, 2022

After seeing these images week after week, I borrowed a wrap from the local babywearing library and strapped Arthur to my torso.

From Salon ● Nov. 27, 2022

A department chair, senior academics and an astronaut share their advice and strategies, from babywearing to choosing an academic robe in lectures.

From Nature ● Sep. 17, 2018

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