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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Footage from baby monitor showing 2-year-old boy sitting up in his crib.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
That list, according to a spokesperson for the company, includes Andrew Berman, co-founder of baby monitor brand Nanit, Adam Gillman, co-founder of Hiya Vitamins, Alan Hassenfeld, former chairman and CEO of Hasbro, and Geoffrey Greenberg, CEO of Just Play LLC.
—Joan Verdon, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
Many other parents admitted to speaking into the baby monitor for some harmless fun.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
In a clip on TikTok, footage from the baby monitor camera shows little Harper climbing out of her own crib into her brother Declan's.
—Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025
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Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
That list, according to a spokesperson for the company, includes Andrew Berman, co-founder of baby monitor brand Nanit, Adam Gillman, co-founder of Hiya Vitamins, Alan Hassenfeld, former chairman and CEO of Hasbro, and Geoffrey Greenberg, CEO of Just Play LLC.
—Joan Verdon, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
Many other parents admitted to speaking into the baby monitor for some harmless fun.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
In a clip on TikTok, footage from the baby monitor camera shows little Harper climbing out of her own crib into her brother Declan's.
—Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025
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“Baby monitor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baby%20monitor. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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