babymoon
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
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.
Noun [edit]
babymoon (plural babymoons)
- A planned period of calm spent together by a just-born baby and its parents; a "honeymoon" for new parents and their infant.
- A last vacation taken by expectant parents before a baby is born.
References [edit]
- babymoon , in The Official Dictionary of Unofficial English, by Grant Barrett, 2006, page 10.
