Meaning of coronababy | Babel Free

Definitions

A baby conceived during the COVID-19 pandemic.

neologism

Examples

“We love talking about blackout babies, snowstorm sex and hurricane birth booms. Furlough fertility was a big discussion among federal workers in D.C. during government shutdowns. But I'm not convinced coronababies are going to be headlines come December.”

“Coronavirus isn't likely to give us coronababies – but a pandemic isn't the reason that having children has shifted from an inevitability to a choice, and now, a moral question. A long time ago, "Do we have children?" became "Should we?"”

“Understanding whether the pandemic will influence coronababies will take time, but for now, parents can do things to minimize the effects.”

“Truly, births need a push. Predictions of a boom in coronababies were way, way off. Britain, in common with many other developed nations, is experiencing a sharp new slump in fertility, the full extent of which remains unclear. If our neighbours are anything to go by, we are in for an epidemic of empty cradles.”

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