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Used with adjectives:
"
They have a newborn baby."
(newborn, small, new, healthy, tiny, little, young)
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What a beautiful baby!"
(beautiful, cute, wonderful)
"
Crying babies give me stress."
(crying, screaming)
"
Growing babies need a lot of sleep."
(growing, healthy)
Used with verbs:
"
That couple wants a baby."
(wants, has, be + expecting, be + hoping for)
"
She's afraid to give birth to a baby."
(give birth to, have, deliver)
"
The doctor delivers many babies a day."
(delivers, sees, cares for, checks on)
"
Where was your baby conceived?"
(conceived, born)
"
What will you name your baby?"
(name, call)
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I breast-feed my baby."
(breast-feed, bottle-feed, feed)
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We have to comfort our baby at night."
(comfort, rock, hold, play with, sing to)
"
They're hoping to adopt a baby."
(adopt, have)
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The baby is crawling."
(be + crawling, be + sleeping, be + walking, be +talking, be + crying, be + nursing, be + teething, be + kicking, be + moving)
"
The baby is due in March."
(be + due, be + expected, will arrive, will be born)
Used with nouns:
"
I have a baby boy."
(boy, girl, brother, sister)
"
Look at the baby birds."
(birds, rabbits, fish, animals)
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I need to buy baby clothes."
(clothes, food, formula, powder, oil)
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They gave us a new baby stroller."
(stroller, carrier, carriage, monitor)
"
We prefer not to use baby talk with our kids."
(talk)
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She's planning a baby shower."
(shower)
