"make like a baby and head out" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: makes like a baby and heads out [present, singular, third-person], making like a baby and heading out [participle, present], made like a baby and headed out [participle, past], made like a baby and headed out [past]
Etymology: A pun on head out (“depart for another place”) and the idea of a newborn baby emerging headfirst from the womb. Head templates: {{en-verb|make<,,made> like a baby and head<> out|head=make like a baby and head out}} make like a baby and head out (third-person singular simple present makes like a baby and heads out, present participle making like a baby and heading out, simple past and past participle made like a baby and headed out)
  1. (humorous) To leave, depart, go out. Tags: humorous Synonyms: make like a banana and split, make like a tree and leave
    Sense id: en-make_like_a_baby_and_head_out-en-verb-uID0pvjR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English predicates, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
     
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        "To leave, depart, go out."
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        [
          "leave",
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        ],
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          "depart",
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        ],
        [
          "go out",
          "go out"
        ]
      ],
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        "(humorous) To leave, depart, go out."
      ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "makes like a baby and heads out",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "making like a baby and heading out",
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      ]
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    },
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        "To leave, depart, go out."
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        [
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          "go out"
        ]
      ],
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        "(humorous) To leave, depart, go out."
      ],
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    {
      "word": "make like a banana and split"
    },
    {
      "word": "make like a tree and leave"
    }
  ],
  "word": "make like a baby and head out"
}

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