Infant Care

adjective relating to or suffering from colic, which is severe pain in the abdomen caused by gas or obstruction in the intestines

• The baby's crying could be a sign of colicky pain.
• My friend's newborn is so colicky, it's been keeping them up all night.
• I heard colicky babies are a real handful.
• Dealing with this project's technical issues has been quite colicky.

noun a nurse who cares for a child that is not her own, especially a nurse employed to care for a baby in its own home

adjective describes the type of nurse who is providing care in a specific setting or circumstance

• The dry nurse provided specialized care for the newborn baby.
• The dry nurse helped take care of the baby while the parents were at work.
• The dry nurse was a lifesaver for the exhausted parents.
• In times of crisis, she acted as a dry nurse for her friends, providing support and comfort.

noun a congenital anomaly in which the lingual frenulum is unusually short or tight, limiting the movement of the tongue

• The condition known as tongue tie, or ankyloglossia, can affect a person's ability to speak or eat properly.
• My baby cousin had a tongue tie that made it difficult for him to latch onto the bottle.
• I heard that getting your tongue tie clipped is a quick fix for speech problems.
• His fear of public speaking felt like a tongue tie, holding him back from expressing himself.