baby bump

noun

: the enlarged abdomen of a pregnant woman

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In a photo posted to her own Instagram, the proud mom showed off a silhouette of her bare baby bump in a mirror selfie. Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025 The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show started with a baby bump. Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025 Brown revealed her baby bump via an Instagram post this past May on Mother’s Day. Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 9 Oct. 2025 Culkin holds her baby bump with pride in photos from the opening night of Broadway’s Waiting for Godot, starring Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter, on September 28. Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for baby bump

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First Known Use

1980, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of baby bump was in 1980

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“Baby bump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baby%20bump. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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