"jelly baby" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: jelly babies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} jelly baby (plural jelly babies)
  1. (chiefly British) A piece of gelatine confectionery designed to approximate the shape of a human baby. Wikipedia link: jelly baby Tags: British Categories (topical): Sweets Derived forms: screaming jelly babies
    Sense id: en-jelly_baby-en-noun-e-l~KSiA Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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