"food baby" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-food baby.ogg [Australia] Forms: food babies [plural]
Etymology: By a jocular implication that the protruded abdomen is like that of pregnancy. Etymology templates: {{l|en|jocular}} jocular, {{l|en|pregnancy}} pregnancy Head templates: {{en-noun}} food baby (plural food babies)
  1. (idiomatic, humorous) A protruding belly resulting from the consumption of a large quantity of food; the contents of one's digestive system causing the protrusion. Tags: humorous, idiomatic Related terms: beer baby
    Sense id: en-food_baby-en-noun-9CUds8zb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Audio: en-au-food baby.ogg [Australia] Forms: food babies [plural]
Etymology: By a jocular implication that straining at stool is like straining at labor and delivery (childbirth). Etymology templates: {{l|en|jocular}} jocular Head templates: {{en-noun}} food baby (plural food babies)
  1. (idiomatic, humorous, vulgar) A large or painful bowel movement. Tags: humorous, idiomatic, vulgar Related terms: drop the kids off at the pool
    Sense id: en-food_baby-en-noun-LGBLDDkF
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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