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★ 奥利维亚怀了一个男孩。Olivia is expecting a baby boy.
★ 她生了一个健康的男孩儿。She delivered a healthy boy.
★ 母乳喂养对婴儿来说很健康。It’s healthy to feed the baby on mother’s milk.
★ 她为自己的孩子唱摇篮曲。She sang a lullaby to her baby.
★ 我是在农场由姨妈抚养大的。I was raised by my aunt on a farm.
pregnant [ˈpregnənt] 怀孕的
● 怀孕 pregnancy [ˈpregnənsi]
● 妊娠 gestation [dʒeˈsteiʃən] 怀孕 conceive [kənˈsiːv]
● 流产 abortion [əˈbɔːʃən] miscarriage [ˌmisˈkæridʒ]
hope for a boy 希望生男孩
antenatal [æntiˈneit(ə)l] 产前的
● 产检 antenatal care
● 胎教 antenatal training
expect a baby 怀孕
● 怀孕 be with child
birthplace [ˈbəːθpleis] 出生地
● 故乡 hometown [ˈhəumˈtaun]
● 摇篮 cradle [ˈkreidl]
● 祖国 motherland [ˈmʌðəlænd]
give birth to 分娩
● 繁殖 breed [briːd] reproduce [ˌriːprəˈdjuːs]
due date 预产期
● 到期 expiration date
born [bɔːn] 出生
● 刚出生的 newborn [ˈnjuːbɔːn]
● 出身豪门 born with a silver spoon
infant [ˈinfənt] 婴儿
● 宝贝 baby [ˈbeibi] /babe [beib]
● 幼儿教师 infant teacher
deliver [diˈlivə] 生（孩子）
● 助产士 midwife [ˈmidwaif]
maternity ward 产科病房
birthday [ˈbəːθdei] 生日
● 出生日期 date of birth
blow out the candles 吹灭蜡烛
● 许愿 make a wish
hold a birthday party 举办生日派对
● 举办生日派对 host a birthday party
divide up the cake 切蛋糕
● 一份 piece [pi ː s]/portion [ ˈ p ɔːʃə n]
dead ringer (for) 酷似某人
● 与……非常相似 is the picture of sb.
● 与……相像 take after
● 长得像妈妈 get one’s mother’s features
hand down 传下去
● 相传 pass down
● 现成的旧衣服 hand-me-down s [ˈhændmiːˌdaun]
gene [dʒiːn] 基因
● 隐性基因 a recessive gene
● 显性基因 a dominant gene
inherit [inˈherit] 继承
● 继承人 inheritor [inˈheritə]
● 遗传 inheritance [inˈheritəns]
innate [ˌiˈneit] 先天的
● 天生丽质 innate beauty
● 天生的才能 innate ability
name after 用……的名字命名
pick a name 起名
● 起名 choose a name
● 想出一个名字 come up with a name
raise [ˈreiz] 养育
● 养育孩子 bring up a child/rear a child
mother’s milk 母乳
● 母乳 breast milk
nurser [ ˈnəːsə] 奶瓶
● 奶粉 milk powder
● 配方奶粉 formula [ˈfɔːmjulə]
● 奶嘴 pacifier [ˈpæsifaiə]
● 温奶瓶 warm the nurser
lullaby [ˈlʌləbai] 摇篮曲
● 儿歌 nursery rhyme
exemplary father 模范父亲
● 模范 model [ˈmɔdəl]
● 榜样 example [igˈzɑːmpl]
hold a baby (in one’s arms) 怀抱婴儿
take care of 照顾
● 照看 look after
● 忽视 neglect [niˈglekt]
bathe a baby 给婴儿洗澡
● 洗澡 have a bath/take a shower
● 洗 wash [wɔʃ]
wee-wee [ˈwiːwiː] 撒尿
● 尿尿 pee-pee [ˈpiːpiː] have a pee
● 小便 urinate [ˈjuərineit]
● 大便 poop [puːp]
wean [wiːn] 使断奶
● 婴儿食品 baby food
diaper [ ˈdaiəpə] 尿布
● 换尿布 change the diaper
● 纸尿裤 disposable/reusable diaper
● 尿布疹 diaper rash
breast-feeding 母乳喂养
● 喝母乳长大的 breast-fed [ˈbrestfed]
● 喝牛奶长大的 bottle-fed [ˈ bɔtlfed ]
stroller [ˈstrəulə] 婴儿手推车
● 婴儿车 baby carriage
cradle [ˈkreidl] 摇篮
● 摇篮曲 cradlesong [ˈkreidlˌsɔŋ]
● 从生到死 from the cradle to the grave
● 坟墓 tomb [tuːm]
crawl [krɔːl] 爬行
● 偷偷摸摸地走 creep [kriːp]
grow up 成长
● 成年人 grown-up [ˈgrəunˈʌp]
● 成熟的 mature [məˈtjuə]
bed-wetting [ˈbedˌwetiŋ] 尿床
weak body 虚弱的身体
● 强壮的身体 strong body
● 健康的 healthy [ˈhelθi] /fit [fit]
baby’s rattle 拨浪鼓
● 玩具 toy [tɔi]
● 布娃娃 rag doll
● 毛绒玩具 stuffed animal
● 玩具枪 peashooter
affection [əˈfekʃən] 喜爱
● 喜爱 love [lʌv]
● 显露感情的 affectionate [əˈfekʃənət]
● 无情的 affectionless [əˈfekʃənlis]
cling to 紧紧抱住
● 拥抱 hug [hʌg] embrace [imˈbreis] cuddle [ˈkʌd l ]