kangaroo care

kan·ga·roo care

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Definitions of kangaroo care words

noun kangaroo care a method of caring for a premature baby in which the baby is periodically held against a parent's bare chest. 1
noun kangaroo care baby: skin-to-skin contact 1
noun kangaroo care A technique practiced on newborn, usually premature, infants wherein the infant is held, skin-to-skin, with an adult. 0

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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