Spock
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noun
Benjamin (Mc·Lane) [muh-kleyn], /məˈkleɪn/, 1903–98, U.S. physician and educator.
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Spock
/ (spɒk) /
noun
Benjamin, known as Dr Spock. 1903–98, US paediatrician, noted for his influential work The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child (1946), which challenged traditional notions of child care, advocating a more permissive approach
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