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.

—Anna David

Examples of baby monitor in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The baby monitor, propped up on the salad bowl, crackles in the background. — Imogen Crimp, Vogue, 20 July 2026

Security footage and baby monitor records showed that Ruby was outside her crib for just six hours during the last four days of her life, KUTV, Cache Valley Daily and KSL reported, citing police. — Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026

Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway filed a lawsuit Monday against Lorex, a baby monitor manufacturer accused of concealing its links to the Chinese military. — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 15 June 2026

The incident was caught on a baby monitor in their apartment. — Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 4 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1985, in the meaning defined above