crib
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- noun
- /krɪb/
- US
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cuna
- But then I see another baby in a crib, and everything is different.
- a crib mattress
- baby crib
- infant in a crib
They're painting baby rooms and buying cribs and getting strollers.
- They're painting baby rooms and buying cribs and getting strollers.
- OK, Show me pictures of, let's say, your baby crib with nobody in it.
- And then with Riker, I've had him in his crib since he was four months old.
- Theodore, who was in a crib, by the way.
- A baby, a baby I can't be more than three months old in its crib dead.
- But I know when people invade a country and murder infants in their crib, that's wrong.
- I hated taking naps so much that I used to bang my head against my crib until I passed out.
- And I realised I was just a baby in a crib waiting to have their bums slapped severely.
- My daughter is now transitioning from her crib bed to a big girl bed and I get to build it for her.
- And my then youngest child, Christopher, was upstairs in his crib taking his nap, and I was playing with Legos.
Examples
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Put your baby in the crib to ensure she sleeps safely.
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The kid's in a crib.
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I have to go build a crib at home.
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So, l already set up the crib a bit.
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And Daddy said you got out of the crib last night all by yourself.
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Put your baby in the crib.
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My daughter is now transitioning from her crib bed to a big girl bed and I get to build it for her.
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A baby sleeping in a crib pulls back to reveal Sam standing over the crib.
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The baby's in the crib screaming away.
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And my then youngest child, Christopher, was upstairs in his crib taking his nap, and I was playing with Legos.
Synonyms
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A small bed for a baby that rocks to help it sleep
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A small bed for a newborn baby that sits near the parents' bed
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A small bed with high sides for a baby to sleep safely
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A small bed with high sides that keeps a baby safe from falling out
A small sleeping place with high sides that keeps a baby safe
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Etymology
The word crib for a baby bed also comes from the old word cribb meaning 'manger' or 'small box'; think of a baby in a little box with high sides, which is why a crib keeps a child safe while sleeping.