"rainbow baby" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: rainbow babies [plural]
Etymology: In reference to a rainbow appearing after inclement weather. Head templates: {{en-noun}} rainbow baby (plural rainbow babies)
  1. (idiomatic) A baby that is conceived after a miscarriage or other loss of a baby. Tags: idiomatic Translations (a baby conceived after a miscarriage or other loss of a baby): bébé arc-en-ciel [masculine] (French), bébé d’après [masculine] (French), Regenbogenbaby [neuter] (German), szivárványgyermek (Hungarian)

Inflected forms

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