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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[baby boom] {n.} A sudden increase in the birth rate. * /The universities were filled to capacity due to the baby boom that followed World War II./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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American comedian I don't know why they say "you have a baby." The baby has you. www.english-slang.com

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