"was left holding the baby" meaning in English

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Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} was left holding the baby
  1. simple past of be left holding the baby Tags: form-of, past Form of: be left holding the baby
    Sense id: en-was_left_holding_the_baby-en-verb-4uGVzRrp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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