tummy time

noun

Time spent by an infant in the prone position while awake and supervised, supposed to reduce the risk of skull deformation from spending too much time supine.

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Meanings

nountummy time (uncountable)
  1. UScolloquialuncountableTime spent by an infant in the prone position while awake and supervised, supposed to reduce the risk of skull deformation from spending too much time supine.

Translations

Czech pasení koníčků
  • pasení koníčkůprone position
Korean 터미타임
  • 터미타임 (teomitaim)prone position
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APA

tummy time. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tummy%20time

MLA

“tummy time.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tummy%20time. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tummy time,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tummy%20time.

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