bundle of joy

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Noun

bundle of joy (plural bundles of joy)

1. (idiomatic) A newborn baby or child of any age.
   • 2005, Judyth Reichenberg-Ullman, Robert W. Ullman, Rage-Free Kids, Picnic Point Press, →ISBN, page 132:

     Nature took its course, and Marie did give birth to a bundle of joy, but she soon discovered that motherhood was not all bliss.

2. (idiomatic, less common) A pet.