baby monitor
noun
: an electronic device consisting of a one-way radio or video transmitter with a portable receiver for remotely listening to or observing an otherwise unattended child
Since they were introduced in the early eighties, baby monitors have helped reassure millions of moms and dads that their children were snoozing safely.—
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Maddox, her middle child, was able to stand in the shallow end on his own so the mom of three went indoors quickly to grab the baby monitor while her youngest slept.
—Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 20 June 2024
From everyday essentials like bottles, onesies, and baby monitors to big-ticket items like strollers, car seats, and cribs, Amazon’s Memorial Day Sale has many of the best parenting deals right now.
—Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Parents, 22 May 2024
Like its more famous cousin, Bluetooth Low-Energy (BLE) uses the 2.4 gigahertz band—a globally unlicensed spectrum band that many Wi-Fi routers, microwave ovens, baby monitors, wireless microphones, and other consumer devices also use.
—IEEE Spectrum, 13 May 2024
Most American households with young children use baby monitors or trackers; two recent surveys put market penetration at seventy-five and eighty-three per cent, respectively.
—Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 4 May 2024
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Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 20 June 2024
From everyday essentials like bottles, onesies, and baby monitors to big-ticket items like strollers, car seats, and cribs, Amazon’s Memorial Day Sale has many of the best parenting deals right now.
—Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Parents, 22 May 2024
Like its more famous cousin, Bluetooth Low-Energy (BLE) uses the 2.4 gigahertz band—a globally unlicensed spectrum band that many Wi-Fi routers, microwave ovens, baby monitors, wireless microphones, and other consumer devices also use.
—IEEE Spectrum, 13 May 2024
Most American households with young children use baby monitors or trackers; two recent surveys put market penetration at seventy-five and eighty-three per cent, respectively.
—Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 4 May 2024
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“Baby monitor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baby%20monitor. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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