baby bump [was: conceptionmoon]

[Joel S. Berson]

At 1/30/2008 02:58 PM, Charles Doyle wrote:
>And now that pregnancy (along with other devices for acquiring cute
>children) is chic among Hollywood stars, the term "baby bump" has
>become ubiquitous on tabloid TV.

Is "baby bump" analogous to "baby boom", as in "boomer generation",
or does it refer to a protruberance?

Joel

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