"tummy time" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} tummy time (uncountable)
  1. (US, colloquial) Time spent by an infant in the prone position while awake and supervised, supposed to reduce the risk of skull deformation from spending too much time supine. Tags: US, colloquial, uncountable
    Sense id: en-tummy_time-en-noun-o1oVqlzj Categories (other): American English

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