baby carrier

noun

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

Examples of baby carrier in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Put a mosquito net over strollers and baby carriers. Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2023 This weekend, some of our favorite accessories for home offices and nurseries are on sale, including keyboards, monitors, baby carriers, and strollers. Medea Giordano, WIRED, 27 Jan. 2024 In her social media feeds, Autumn Grace shares other travel tips for families including how parents can wear a baby carrier through TSA security checkpoints, and how a shoe organizer can also be a helpful storage device for long road trips. Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 12 Feb. 2024 Its new buyer Compass Diversified also owns the baby carrier brand Ergobaby; The Honey Pot deal closed on Jan. 31. Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2024 Old Native Arts and Unusual Antiques in Portland, for help in understanding the Quinault baby carrier. oregonlive, 5 July 2023 The inhabitants of the camper van are a family of three, including a mom, dad, and baby (in a baby carrier), and other accessories include a stove with teeny Lego food bricks for camping out. Sarah Bradley, Parents, 16 Nov. 2023 Been-there-done-that parents know that a solid and comfortable baby carrier is worth its weight in gold. Esther Carlstone, Parents, 11 Nov. 2023 Readers this month submitted an exceptionally diverse set of inquiries, ranging from a mid-20th century Quinault baby carrier from our Pacific Northwest to a 15th-century book leaf depicting Cleopatra. oregonlive, 5 July 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of baby carrier was in 1880

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“Baby carrier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baby%20carrier. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.

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