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nounkangaroo care (uncountable)
- uncountableA technique practiced on newborn, usually premature, infants wherein the infant is held, skin-to-skin, with an adult.
Synonyms: kangaroo mother care
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA technique practiced on newborn, usually premature, infants wherein the infant is held, skin-to-skin, with an adult.
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In reference to the kangaroo's young living in the mother's pouch.
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kangaroo care. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kangaroo%20care
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