baby monitor
noun
: an electronic device consisting of a one-way radio or video transmitter with a portable receiver for remotely listening to or observing an otherwise unattended child
Since they were introduced in the early eighties, baby monitors have helped reassure millions of moms and dads that their children were snoozing safely.—
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When the children are asleep, Charlotte and Raffi can grab the baby monitor and hop the balcony wall to their friends’ house.
—Rhaina Cohen, The Atlantic, 11 May 2025
As nannies and nurses became more expensive, and the sacredness of the nuclear family more enshrined, American families turned to the Zenith Radio Nurse and the TV Eye, early baby monitors.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 3 Mar. 2025
The baby monitor connects to an app that offers a high-definition bird's eye view of your baby.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 20 Feb. 2025
According to Rose, the baby monitor was hacked roughly a month-and-a-half ago.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
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Rhaina Cohen, The Atlantic, 11 May 2025
As nannies and nurses became more expensive, and the sacredness of the nuclear family more enshrined, American families turned to the Zenith Radio Nurse and the TV Eye, early baby monitors.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 3 Mar. 2025
The baby monitor connects to an app that offers a high-definition bird's eye view of your baby.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 20 Feb. 2025
According to Rose, the baby monitor was hacked roughly a month-and-a-half ago.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Baby monitor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baby%20monitor. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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