Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Bumps & babies
English answer:
the (large) stomach of the pregnant woman !
Added to glossary by
Rahi Moosavi
Nov 23, 2004 09:11
19 yrs ago
English term
Bumps & babies
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Bumps & babies
What is bumps referring to?
What is bumps referring to?
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4 +8 | the (large) stomach of the pregnant woman ! | CMJ_Trans (X) |
4 +6 | shape of pregant tummy | jerrie |
3 +2 | bellies & babies | Michel A. |
3 | bumps & babies | Gayle Wallimann |
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+8
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the (large) stomach of the pregnant woman !
before and after birth
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Note added at 2004-11-23 09:46:45 (GMT)
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people often refer to the \"bump\" saying: how\'s the bump getting on? to mean how is the pregnancy progressing
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Note added at 2004-11-23 09:46:45 (GMT)
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people often refer to the \"bump\" saying: how\'s the bump getting on? to mean how is the pregnancy progressing
Peer comment(s):
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Alison Schwitzgebel
: been there - done that - three times!!!
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when that evens out the statistics then!
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IanW (X)
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agree |
Balaban Cerit
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mportal
: except that I have never heard 'bump' used of the shape of the tummy after birth. I would have thought this might be taken as an insult, as it could if you referred to anyone who is unshapely (man or woman) like that
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it is BEFORE birth that you have a bump and AFTER it that you have the baby
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Orla Ryan
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agree |
Alfa Trans (X)
1 hr
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Refugio
: Stomach? Back to anatomy 101! How about belly?
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KathyT
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks to all. This answer fits perfectly. Context is a British community care leaflet made for women."
+6
3 mins
shape of pregant tummy
How's the bump? (How's the baby/foetus/little thing growing away inside the womb)
Is my guess!
Is my guess!
Peer comment(s):
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French Foodie
: When I had one, people often ended phone calls or emails with "kiss the bump for me" :-)
11 mins
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agree |
Louise Mawbey
: yes, often refers to the foetus rather than the tummy
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agree |
Ellemiek Drucker
: agree with Louise
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agree |
Lisa Frideborg Eddy (X)
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agree |
NancyLynn
: I signed Xmas cards : John, Nancy & Bump
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KathyT
14 hrs
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+2
23 mins
bellies & babies
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Peer comment(s):
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Tony M
: 'bump' is a term of gentle affection; 'belly' is rather coarse (suggesting digestion more than gestation), and would be unkind to say to a lady
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Well my wife's yoga teacher (an english woman) always says do that don't do that with your belly....though I thought it was common and not rude
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Refugio
: In the US it is not considered rude
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Cheers
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NancyLynn
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Cheers
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28 mins
bumps & babies
Without any context at all, it could mean
1- scrapes, bruises, skinned knees and babies. The typical period of a young parent's life (especially Moms) when their main concern is their small children. Picture a Mom at home with young children of several ages, a baby (or more) and toddlers on up through elementary school age ( climbing trees, running hard outdoors to play and often falling down, skinning knees, getting bruises). A bump is a common way of saying a wound, a "hurtcha", a "booboo".
2- It could also mean a support group for young parents expecting or with babies. In this case, I imagine that the word "bump" comes from the expression of "to give someone a bump", a term that means to give someone a lift in a vehicle. To ease someone along their way, to help them make progress. The term means "to hitchhike" in a figurative sense. Give someone some advice to help them along the "roaod" of their parenting eperience.
1- scrapes, bruises, skinned knees and babies. The typical period of a young parent's life (especially Moms) when their main concern is their small children. Picture a Mom at home with young children of several ages, a baby (or more) and toddlers on up through elementary school age ( climbing trees, running hard outdoors to play and often falling down, skinning knees, getting bruises). A bump is a common way of saying a wound, a "hurtcha", a "booboo".
2- It could also mean a support group for young parents expecting or with babies. In this case, I imagine that the word "bump" comes from the expression of "to give someone a bump", a term that means to give someone a lift in a vehicle. To ease someone along their way, to help them make progress. The term means "to hitchhike" in a figurative sense. Give someone some advice to help them along the "roaod" of their parenting eperience.
Peer comment(s):
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Tony M
: Good idea to highlight the lack of context Gayle --- but if this is UK English, then it almost certainly refers to pregnancy/neo-natal --- it's a common enough term and play on words
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