Newborn Essentials

noun a cloth or blanket used for swaddling

verb to wrap (someone, especially a baby) tightly with a cloth or blanket

• The nurse demonstrated the proper technique to swaddle the newborn baby.
• Make sure to swaddle the baby before putting him to sleep.
• I love how cozy and snugly I feel when I swaddle myself in a blanket.
• The warmth of a mother's love can swaddle a child in a blanket of security.

noun a package of essential items for a newborn baby, often given as a gift to new parents

• The government has implemented a program where new parents receive a baby box filled with essential items for their newborn.
• My sister just got a baby box from the hospital after giving birth.
• I heard that baby boxes are all the rage among new moms nowadays.
• The baby box symbolizes the start of a new chapter in their lives as parents.