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baby shower

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English

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Etymology

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baby shower (in the sense of being showered with gifts), perhaps influenced by bridal shower.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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baby shower (plural baby showers)

  1. A party celebrating the pending or recent birth of a child, involving guests giving gifts (typically babycare items) to the parent(s).

Translations

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English baby shower.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌbeibi ˈʃaweɾ/ [ˌbei̯.β̞i ˈʃa.weɾ]

Noun

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baby shower m (plural baby showers)

  1. baby shower

Usage notes

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According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.