"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

Inflected forms

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