September 15, 2014

Outdoor Clothing

Vocabulary List Number 054 v.0.4 with 1 elements integrated by 1 definition, 0 thesaurus and 0 examples.

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  1. anorak |n| a short coat with a hood that is worn as a protection against rain, wind and cold.
  2. cape |n| a loose outer piece of clothing that has no sleeves, fastens at the neck and hangs from the shoulders, like a cloak but shorter.
  3. cloak |n| an overgarment that hangs loosely from the shoulders.
  4. coat |n| an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down, worn outdoors.
  5. mac / macintosh / mack / mackintosh |n| a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
  6. overcoat |n| a heavy coat worn over ordinary clothing in cold

August 18, 2014

Pregnancy

Thematic Vocabulary Unit Nº 268 v.04

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      Main Definitions

  1. pregnancy / gestation |n| the process of carrying or being carried in the womb between conception and birth.
  2. "There are thousands of unwanted teenage pregnancies every year."
  3. "The baby was born prematurely at 28 weeks gestations."
  4. conception / fertilization |n| the action of conceiving a child or of a child being conceived.
  5. "An unfertilized egg before conception"

August 10, 2014

Childbirth

Thematic Vocabulary Unit Nº 267 v.0.6

        Main Definitions

  1. birth |n| the time when a baby comes out of it's mother's body.
  2. "Congratulations on the birth of your daugther!"
  3. "He only weighed 2 kilos at birth."
  4. "What's your date of birth?"
  5. childbearing |n| the process of being pregnant and giving birth to children.
  6. "The trend towards later marriage and childbearing."
  7. childbirth |n| includes both labor (the process of birth) and delivery (the birth itself); it refers to the entire process as an

August 02, 2014

Toddlerhood

Thematic Vocabulary Unit Nº 266 v.0.1

     Main Definitions

  1. toddlerhood / early childhood |n| the state or time of being a toddler.
  2. infancy |n| |formal| the time when you are a baby.
  3. "In the past, many more babies died in infancy."
  4. toddler |n| a child between the ages of one and three. The toddler years are a time of great cognitive, emotional and social development. The word is derived from "to toddle", which means to walk unsteadily, like a child of this age.