baby book

[ bey-bee book ]

noun

1. an album for mounting pictures and other memorabilia of a baby and for keeping a record of their growth from infancy.

Word History and Origins

Origin of baby book¹

First recorded in 1800–10

Example Sentences

The 60-second ad concludes “Donald Trump did this,” after showing Zurawski and her husband, Josh, looking through a box of items that they had bought in anticipation of the birth of their first child, including a baby book and the outfit they planned to dress her in to bring her home from the hospital.

From Los Angeles Times

She writes at one point that she told Enrico Fermi that his book on thermodynamics was “good as a baby book.”

From Scientific American

“You can put this in your baby book,” the doctor said as he handed her the results of the pregnancy test.

From Washington Post

I lift out a baby book and open it.

From Literature

As I tuck Suma’s baby book into my collection bag, I walk back toward the vault’s entrance.

From Literature