Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

knee baby

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.28 in modern English

Syllables
knee ba-by
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A young child, slightly older than a baby.

Etymology

Because a baby of this age may be taken into the mother's lap, i.e. on her knee.

Inflected Forms

knee babies (plural)

Questions

What does knee baby mean?
A young child, slightly older than a baby.
Where does knee baby come from?
Because a baby of this age may be taken into the mother's lap, i.e. on her knee.

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