baby shower

== English == === Etymology === baby shower (in the sense of being showered with gifts), perhaps influenced by bridal shower. === Pronunciation === === Noun === baby shower (plural baby showers) A party celebrating the pending or recent birth of a child, involving guests giving gifts (typically babycare items) to the parent(s). ==== Translations ==== == Spanish == === Alternative forms === babychouer (Latin America) === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English baby shower. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌbeibi ˈʃaweɾ/ [ˌbei̯.β̞i ˈʃa.weɾ] IPA(key): /ˌbejbi ˈʃaw̝eɾ/ [ˌbei̯.βi ˈʃa.w̝er] IPA(key): /baˌbi ʃoˈw̝eɾ/ [baˌβi ʃoˈw̝er] Syllabification: ba‧by sho‧wer === Noun === baby shower m (plural baby showers) baby shower ==== Usage notes ==== According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed. === Further reading === “baby”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010