kangaroo care
A technique practiced on newborn, usually premature, infants wherein the infant is…A technique practiced on newborn, usually premature, infants wherein the infant is held, skin-to-skin, with an adult.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)A technique practiced on newborn, usually premature, infants wherein the infant is held, skin-to-skin, with an adult.
Origin
In reference to the kangaroo's young living in the mother's pouch.In reference to the kangaroo's young living in the mother's pouch.
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Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
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