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  • back
    n. 1. [euphemism] bladder; ability to hold one's urine: 1904 To strengthen babies' backs (i.e. kidneys) and keep them from
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  • back
    adv. 1. [Car.; DJE "often used pleonastically"] used redundantly for emphasis: 1918 He will return back (Parsons 133). Reverse the
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  • baby pepper
     [ etym?] n. a plant, Rivina humilis, with white flowers and red stems: 1972 (Durrell 84). (San Sal.)
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  • baby
    [OED, formerly synonymous with child; now usually restricted to an infant in arms] n. a child up to approximately five
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  • babe
    [Car.; OED, baby ... literary and poetic; colloq. pretty girl] n. a term of endearment (also applied to children, men,
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  • b', ba, ber, b'o', bur
     /ba/. Also bra. [Atlantic; from brother, but cf. also Brit. dial. East bor, bo' term of familiar address applied to
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