| 单词 | baby-tender |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbaby-tender baby-tender n. a person who takes care of an infant, a baby-minder; (also) any of various mechanical devices designed to care for or entertain an infant. ΚΠ 1845 A. W. Abbot Kate & Lizzie iv. 22 A slender little girl of ten years old, performed the various offices of nurse, cook, and baby-tender. 1845 Knickerbocker May 406 Some stove, button, baby-tender, or other of the most ingenious mysteries of inventive man. 1948 Life June 38/1 Dr. Skinner is the professor of psychology who is responsible for the invention of something known as ‘the mechanical baby tender’. 2007 S. B. Pomeroy Murder of Regilla i. 17 Of the great variety of slaves available from the Roman Empire, Greeks were considered the best baby-tenders. < as lemmas |
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