"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. Etymology templates: {{m|en|head out||depart for another place}} head out (“depart for another place”) 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

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