Meanings
Origin
From baby + shower (in the sense of being showered with gifts), perhaps influenced by bridal shower.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic حَفْل قُدُوم المَوْلُود المُنْتَظِر
- حَفْل قُدُوم المَوْلُود المُنْتَظِر (ḥafl qudūm al-mawlūd al-muntaẓir)party
Catalan festa de naixement, festa prenatal
- festa de naixementparty
- festa prenatalparty
Chinese Mandarin 嬰兒沐浴 /婴儿沐浴
- 嬰兒沐浴 /婴儿沐浴 (yīng'ér mùyù)party
Finnish vauvakutsut, baby shower
- vauvakutsutparty
- baby showerparty
French fête prénatale, baby shower
- fête prénataleparty
- baby showerparty
German Babyparty, Baby Shower
- Babypartyparty
- Baby Showerparty
Hindi गोद भराई
- गोद भराई (god bharāī)party
Hungarian babaváró parti/buli, babaköszöntő
- babaváró parti/buliparty
- babaköszöntőparty
Japanese ベビーシャワー
- ベビーシャワー (bebī shawā)party
Malay rai bayi
- rai bayiparty
Polish baby shower
- baby showerparty
Portuguese chá de bebê
- chá de bebêparty
Russian бе́би-ша́уэр, пра́здник для бу́дущей ма́мы
- бе́би-ша́уэр (bɛ́bi-šáuer)party
- пра́здник для бу́дущей ма́мы (prázdnik dlja búduščej mámy)party
Spanish baby shower, fiesta de pañales
- baby showerparty
- fiesta de pañalesparty
Tamil வளைகாப்பு, சீமந்தம்
- வளைகாப்பு (vaḷaikāppu)party
- சீமந்தம் (cīmantam)party
Cite this entry
APA
baby shower. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baby%20shower
MLA
“baby shower.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baby%20shower. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “baby shower,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baby%20shower.
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