baby carrier

noun

Updated on: 9 Mar 2018

Definition of baby carrier

1 : a supporting device worn by an adult for holding an infant close to the torso

2 : a portable seat with a handle for carrying an infant

Recent Examples of baby carrier from the Web

Of the 20 or so baby carriers available at her local store, all but one (from Norway) pictured a woman, not a man, toting the baby.

— tara bahrampour, Washington Post, "Is the red stiletto emoji sexist? Here’s the backstory of the new women’s shoe icon.," 22 Feb. 2018
According to law enforcement, Williams pretended to be a nurse and seized the newborn when her mother, Shanara Mobley, asked Williams to place her daughter in a baby carrier.

— Essence.com, "Woman Pleads Guilty To Kidnapping Kamiyah Mobley 20 Years Ago, Raising Her As Her Own," 13 Feb. 2018
Ella Grace, 11, Major, 10, and Silas, who's 4, worked an assembly line to get their cards ready, while 9-week-old Hattie watched from a baby carrier near the Letters to Santa mailbox.

— britt kennerly, USA TODAY, "'Yule' feel the holiday spirit in Christmas, Florida," 10 Dec. 2017
During Monday’s City Hall ceremony, a quiet Hope sat in a baby carrier, occasionally looking up at the building’s fluorescent lights.

— Washington Post, "Officer honored for adopting baby from opioid addicted mom," 12 Dec. 2017
Meanwhile, Cooper wore a blue tee, sweat shorts, and white sneakers while holding their child in a baby carrier.

— erica gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, "Bradley Cooper, Irina Shayk, and Their Baby Girl Just Went Pumpkin Picking Together," 20 Oct. 2017
In the baby carrier section, the packaging for 29 of the 30 products on display depicted a woman with child in tow.

— anh-minh le, San Francisco Chronicle, "If the emoji fits — one woman’s campaign for a flat-shoe symbol," 19 Oct. 2017
So, in the morning, Wheeler started to make her way through the flood toward the Superdome, the boys strapped to her body in baby carriers -- one in front, one in the back.

— stephanie elam, CNN, "From Katrina to Harvey: Honoré reunites with twins he saved 12 years ago," 2 Sep. 2017

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