Baby Milestones and Basics
This soft spot on top of a newborn baby's head allows their brain to grow and gradually closes around 18 months.
What is the fontanelle (or fontanel)?
A baby kangaroo is famously known by this short, 4-letter name.
What is a joey?
In "Rock-a-bye Baby," the cradle rocks in this precarious place.
What is the treetop?
In The Mandalorian, the green, force-sensitive character informally dubbed "Baby Yoda" is officially named this.
Who is Grogu?
This piece of cloth or silicone is tied around a baby's neck to keep their clothing clean while eating.
What is a bib?
This basic reflex causes a newborn to automatically turn their head and open their mouth when their cheek is stroked.
Answer: What is the rooting reflex?
While a baby dog is a puppy, a baby swan goes by this elegant name.
What is a cygnet?
According to the rhyme, this character sat on a wall before taking a famous, tragic tumble.
Who is Humpty Dumpty?
This 1987 blockbuster comedy features three bachelor housemates forced to care for a baby left on their doorstep.
What is Three Men and a Baby?
This device uses radio frequency or Wi-Fi to allow parents to hear or see their sleeping baby from another room.
What is a baby monitor?
The standard 10-point test given to newborns at 1 minute and 5 minutes after birth measures health indicators like heart rate, muscle tone, and respiration.
What is the Apgar score?
A baby goat shares its name with a human offspring.
What is a kid?
Little Miss Muffet was eating these two dairy foods before being frightened away by a spider.
What are curds and whey?
In Nickelodeon's Rugrats, this brave, purple-shirted baby acts as the leader of the playpen gang.
Who is Tommy Pickles?
Wrapping a newborn snugly in a light blanket to help them feel secure and calm is called this.
What is swaddling?
This fine, soft hair often covers the body of a newborn baby, especially premature infants, before shedding.
What is lanugo?
You might spot a calf on a farm, but this large marine mammal's baby is also called a calf.
What is a whale (or elephant/hippopotamus/manatee)?
Old Mother Hubbard went to the cupboard to fetch her poor dog one of these.
What is a bone?
In Disney's The Incredibles, the baby of the family exhibits surprising, multi-power superhero abilities and goes by this name.
Who is Jack-Jack?
This soothing, rubber or silicone nipple substitute is often referred to in the UK as a "dummy."
What is a pacifier?
Most pediatric experts recommend introducing solid foods to babies around this age in months.
What is 6 months?
A baby owl is officially referred to by this adorable diminutive name.
What is an owlet?
In "Hey Diddle Diddle," this dish creature ran away with the spoon.
What is the dish?
In The Boss Baby, this Oscar-nominated actor voices the suit-wearing, briefcase-toting infant protagonist.
Who is Alec Baldwin?
This item of clothing—often featuring snaps at the bottom for easy diaper changes—is a staple in every infant's wardrobe.
What is a onesie (or bodysuit)?