tummy time
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- /ˈtʌmi taɪm/
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tiempo boca abajo
- I get up in the night by myself, change diapers, do naps, tummy time, all the stuff by myself.
I love the tummy time and the learning when they start seeing actual color versus just black and white.
- I love the tummy time and the learning when they start seeing actual color versus just black and white.
- You don't remember because you took tummy time.
Examples
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To remedy the flat side, we just do as much tummy time as possible, and when she sleeps, we turn her head to the other side, and now she doesn't favor either side.
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OK, she's done eating now we're doing a little bit of tummy time, but she's a little bit sad, huh?
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And Max, just like his daddy, lots of tummy time, a little too much time.
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I love the tummy time and the learning when they start seeing actual color versus just black and white.
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During tummy time, infants strengthen their neck and shoulder muscles while playing on their stomach.
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It is recommended to have at least twenty minutes of tummy time each day to support your baby's development.
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Parents should encourage tummy time by placing toys in front of their baby to motivate them to lift their head.
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a period when a baby is placed on their stomach' is directly and transparently built from 'tummy' (belly) + 'time' (a span/allotted period). This compositional, literal combination follows normal English noun-noun compounding and is easily inferable by a B1 learner who knows both constituents, despite being a childcare-specific term.
Etymology
The noun tummy time comes from the simple image of placing a baby on their tummy, meaning their stomach, for a short time while they are awake so they can lift their head and use their neck and arm muscles. So it means 'a period when a baby lies on their stomach to build strength and learn to move'.