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Spock

American

[spok] / spɒk /

noun

Benjamin (McLane) 1903–98, U.S. physician and educator.

Spock British

/ 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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Marlene, who works in marketing, lives with her partner Mark and their springer spaniels Spock and Cheese.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2025

Do you think this book will change people’s perspective of your father and their connection to Spock?

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 28, 2024

As with other notable portrayals of Vulcans, such as Leonard Nimoy’s Spock, Mr. Graham skillfully depicted a race practiced in suppressing emotion and employing logic as a primary driver of life.

From New York Times • Jan. 23, 2024

It's a slim 145 pages, and is considered by some an early Doctor Spock or a "What to Expect When You're Expecting".

From Scientific American • Nov. 2, 2023

I didn’t figure on Dr. Spock giving me any good advice about old men who couldn’t go on without their wives.

From "Missing May" by Cynthia Rylant

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