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babygro
proper noun
An all-in-one suit for a baby made from a stretchy fabric; rompers.
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Not content at dabbling with perfumes, party frocks or even bed linen, celebrities now believe that the humble babygro is somewhat lacking when it comes to showbiz buzz.
The child, who was still wearing a babygro when he died, was seriously undersized but had simply "fallen off the radar" of social workers and medical services.
And for younger members, there's a babygro sporting the words "Little Iron Lady" in neon pink, and a blue bib which reads "Iron baby".
This looks like any ordinary cotton babygro, but inside it has a strap to monitor the activity of your baby's heart, and on the outside there are movement sensors and a thermometer.
Not just an organic cotton babygro, a wooden toy made from sustainable timber or a wind-up-powered mobile – but an acre of rainforest.
The closest I've come to talking to anyone on public transport in London this year was smiling at the three-year-old who pointed at my new jumpsuit one morning and shouted: "Why is that lady wearing a babygro, Mummy?" Not that I want to paint myself as some sort of attention-starved gargoyle, cheerfully gurning at my fellow passengers in a desperate attempt to engage them.
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Although the male model who wore a boilersuit that resembled the cult "Onesie" babygro-for-adults, accessorised for the catwalk with one of the few bags in the show, a classic chain-handled handbag, may have felt the joke was on him.
There are woollen babygros in gender-neutral grey; colourful hi-tops transported straight from the Eighties (or maybe from Shoreditch, where they're still favoured by people who grew up under Thatcher); windcheaters in "off" shades of muddy pink and mustard yellow.
And when it comes to clothing, babies need countless vests and babygros and the soft ivory Kissy Kissy footie, Frugi's Buzzy Bee gro at £15 and vest at £9, and Cologne and Cotton's stripy range with matching bibs are all gorgeous and make beautiful gifts that will stand out and be treasured by parents.
A quick straw poll of breathless shoppers reveals bills of £65 (for two miniscule babygros), £40 (one windcheater) and £120 (three items for a four-year-old child).
I think babies should be in babygros.
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