baby monitor
noun
: an electronic device consisting of a one-way radio or video transmitter with a portable receiver for remotely listening to or observing an otherwise unattended child
Since they were introduced in the early eighties, baby monitors have helped reassure millions of moms and dads that their children were snoozing safely.—
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Wi-Fi baby monitors Wi-Fi offers convenience but also adds risk.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 Dec. 2025
Police reportedly reviewed baby monitor footage from the four days leading up to Ruby's death and found that she was only taken out of her crib for six total hours over that span and was with another person for less than an hour, per KUTV.
—Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 5 Dec. 2025
Without hesitation, Draime checked her baby monitor to see what Miley’s left eye looked like.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025
Many hotels even provide baby monitors, bottle warmers, changing tables, sterilizers, baby-safe bath amenities, and even diapers.
—Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 10 Nov. 2025
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 Dec. 2025
Police reportedly reviewed baby monitor footage from the four days leading up to Ruby's death and found that she was only taken out of her crib for six total hours over that span and was with another person for less than an hour, per KUTV.
—Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 5 Dec. 2025
Without hesitation, Draime checked her baby monitor to see what Miley’s left eye looked like.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025
Many hotels even provide baby monitors, bottle warmers, changing tables, sterilizers, baby-safe bath amenities, and even diapers.
—Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 10 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for baby monitor
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“Baby monitor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baby%20monitor. Accessed 15 Dec. 2025.
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