Babygro
(ˈbeɪbɪgrəʊ)
Also (non-propr.) baby-grow, babygrow.
[f. baby n. + grow v.]
A proprietary name for a kind of all-in-one stretch garment for babies.
| 1959 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 13 Oct. 65/2 Lisle Mills, Inc...Babygro..For Infants' and Children's Outer and Under Garments—Namely, Pajamas, or Sleepers, and Overalls. First use on or about May 8, 1959, on pajamas. 1960 Trade Marks Jrnl. 21 Dec. 1652/2 Babygro... Pyjamas and overalls, all for infants and children. Lisle Mills, Inc..; New York..Manufacturers. 1973 Guardian 22 May 13/1 Babygros are fine for the early stages. 1977 Belfast Tel. 22 Feb. 8/6 It channels your thoughts into a nursery, cotton buds and Baby-Gros. 1978 Daily Tel. 23 Nov. 19/1 He was wearing a yellow ‘baby-grow’ and a vest. That is all, apart from his nappy and a pair of rubber pants. 1981 Times 4 Aug. 3/8 Parents seeking advice on clothing can be told that a nappy, vest, babygrow and cardigan are the most needed indoors. |