baby bump

noun

: the enlarged abdomen of a pregnant woman

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Posing for photos on a beach with Saul and daughter Ivy, Lowe wears a black bathing suit that shows off her baby bump. — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026 Stan confirmed Wallis’s pregnancy in a May 2026 interview with Deadline, shortly before The Mummy actress debuted her baby bump on the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 4 Aug. 2026 Macaulay Culkin commented on a photo Natalie Portman shared of herself cradling her baby bump. — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 30 July 2026 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 12 Aug. 2026.

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