Definitions

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  • noun A planned period of calm spent together by a just-born baby and its parents; a "honeymoon" for new parents and their infant.
  • noun A last vacation taken by expectant parents before a baby is born.

Etymologies

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Blend of baby and honeymoon. Sheila Katzinger claims to have coined the word circa 1996, and first meaning of calm spent together with the baby.

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Examples

  • Childbirth educator Sheila Kitzinger claims to have coined the term babymoon to describe the period parents spend bonding with a new baby.

    AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories 2010

  • Childbirth educator Sheila Kitzinger claims to have coined the term babymoon to describe the period parents spend bonding with a new baby.

    AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories 2010

  • Childbirth educator Sheila Kitzinger claims to have coined the term babymoon to describe the period parents spend bonding with a new baby.

    AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories 2010

  • Childbirth educator Sheila Kitzinger claims to have coined the term babymoon to describe the period parents spend bonding with a new baby.

    AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories 2010

  • STEPHANIE OSWALD, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, "TRAVELGIRL" MAGAZINE: A babymoon are the new hot thing for couples to do.

    CNN Transcript Feb 11, 2006 2006

  • Dr. Shoshana Bennett, a clinical psychologist specializing in expecting and new mothers, says they were looking forward to the protracted "babymoon" with their newborns, but "the financial strain has put such unexpected pressure on them."

    As Economy Slips, New Mothers 2009

  • Yes, the husband enjoys a glass of shiraz with dinner one night, but this "babymoon" is about indulgence.

    NEWS.com.au | Top Stories 2011

  • Yes, the husband enjoys a glass of shiraz with dinner one night, but this "babymoon" is about indulgence.

    NEWS.com.au | Top Stories 2011

  • Dr. Shoshana Bennett, a clinical psychologist specializing in expecting and new mothers, says they were looking forward to the protracted "babymoon" with their newborns, but "the financial strain has put such unexpected pressure on them."

    WSJ.com: What's News US 2009

  • When my husband and I went on a "babymoon" last year before our first child was born, I decided the trip would make a good travel article.

    The Writer Mama Riffs 2009

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