A baby born with phocomelia after its mother had been administered thalidomide while pregnant, this having teratogenic effects on the developing foetus.

(idiomatic, humorous) A protruding belly resulting from the consumption of a large quantity of food; the contents of one's digestive system causing the protrusion.

A form of physical child abuse that occurs when a child is violently shaken, creating a whiplash-type motion that causes acceleration-deceleration injuries, often without external signs of trauma.

Alternative spelling of BEF

(idiomatic, informal, often sarcastic) To provoke a negative reaction due to being offensive, unpleasant, immoral, etc.

a type of bok choy with greener leafage, consumed mainly in the Eastern parts of China, notably Shanghai from which its alternative name, Shanghai bok choy, originates.

(chiefly US) A child of parents who belonged to a communist party (usually the United States Communist Party) or supported communist ideas and goals.

Alternative form of BO

(US, telecommunications, informal) Any of the Regional Bell Operating Companies resulting from the division of AT&T Corporation into a number of smaller companies in the 1980s as part of an antitrust agreement.

plural of Baby Bell