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kangaroo care en · NOUN

Etymology

In reference to the kangaroo's young living in the mother's pouch.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) A technique practiced on newborn, usually premature, infants wherein the infant is held, skin-to-skin, with an adult.

Synonyms

kangaroo mother care