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jelly baby

British  

noun

  1. a small sweet made from a gelatinous substance formed to resemble a baby in shape

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"So when I go very low, I rely on the jelly baby to put me back in the right place."

From BBC

"When it significantly drops, I have to take a jelly baby," he said.

From BBC

As we cross the Wellington fault line, Kapiti Island, a predator-free bird sanctuary, sits slumped in the Tasman Sea like a giant jelly baby.

From The Guardian

But this act of pseudo-cannibalism isn't the only disturbing chapter in the history of the much-loved jelly baby.

From BBC

Confectionery historians believe the earliest jelly baby was the work of an Austrian confectioner who worked for Fryers of Lancashire.

From BBC