A listener’s question about the name she was almost given at birth prompts the hosts to share their own experiences being named — or nearly being named — something else. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “What We Might...
Obstetricians use the term multip as shorthand for multiparous, the adjective describing a woman who has given birth to more than one child. A woman who is nulliparous has not given birth at all, and a primipara has given birth only once. This is...
The Spanish expression dar a luz literally means to give to the light, and it’s the usual way to say to give birth. A woman in labor may be described as alumbrando, from the same luminous family of words, with the image of a baby moving from...
Ever eaten golden catheads for breakfast? Yum! A listener shares this Southern term for big, fluffy biscuits. Also, how did people greet each other before “hello” became a standard greeting of choice? What does it mean if someone’s...
blessingway n.— «After the arrival of the new baby, the mother’s friends and family can activate this postpartum meal tree. It is simple to ask people to sign up at the blessingway or baby shower, before the actual birth.» —by Robin...
curve bender n.— «He had a pretty good start, weighing in an ounce shy of 9 pounds so you couldn’t call him a low-birth, high-growth “curve bender,” as they say in the cattle catalogs. He’s more of a high-birth, high-growth...