"rainbow baby" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rainbow babies [plural]
Etymology: In reference to a rainbow appearing after bad weather. Head templates: {{en-noun}} rainbow baby (plural rainbow babies)
  1. A baby conceived after a miscarriage or other loss of a baby. Translations (a baby conceived after a miscarriage or other loss of a baby): bébé arc-en-ciel [masculine] (French), bébé d’après [masculine] (French), Regenbogenbaby [neuter] (German), szivárványgyermek (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-rainbow_baby-en-noun-9GVJRxKS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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