baby shower

noun

US
: a party at which gifts are given to a woman who is pregnant

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Their son’s baby shower theme revolved around stars, and his mother-in-law gifted the couple a crystal star, which was placed in a kitchen window. Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025 This most likely occurs when a friend volunteers to help decorate for an event at your home, like a baby shower or birthday party. Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 9 Oct. 2025 Rose then reposted more footage from her baby shower, including a video of her and her partner sharing a kiss and a photo of herself posing alongside Harper ands Cardona. Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025 Raised in the Highbridge section of the Bronx not far from where DJ Kool Herc threw the 1973 party revered as rap music’s spiritual baby shower, Cardi bookends those songs with experiments in accentuating and contrasting her distinctly New York diction. Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for baby shower

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“Baby shower.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baby%20shower. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.

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