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[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Fontanelles_Infant.png/220px-Fontanelles_Infant.png)
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[edit]Noun
[edit]àwùjẹ̀
- fontanelle, soft spot on a baby's head.
- December 6, 2022, Elizabeth Ogunmowo, “Ǹjẹ́ fífi òwú sí àwùjẹ̀ ọmọdé lè dẹ́kun èsúkè? [Does putting a strand of wool on a baby's head stop hiccups?]”, in Dubawa[1]:
- Bó tilẹ̀ jẹ́ pé ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ ọ̀nà ni a lè gbà dẹ́kun èsúkè, fífi òwú sí àwùjẹ̀ ọmọdé tàbí orí ẹnikẹ́ni kì í ṣe ìkan lára rẹ̀.
- Although there are many ways to stop hiccups, putting string on a baby's fontanelle or anyone's head is not one of them.