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Hello and welcome to this new French vocabulary video.

Today, we're going to take a look at 35 words, 35 objects and concepts related to the world of childcare and babies.

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So, let's start with the first item, which is obviously a must-have when you have a baby, or a child for that matter.

The a stroller, a stroller. It's used to transport a baby or child.

The second important vocabulary word in the world of babies is the bottle, a bottle.

You can put powdered milk, powdered milk we go to the store to buy.

You can also give a baby breast milk, breast milk. So someone who is going to give breast milk, we can say that this person is breastfeeding, so it comes from the verb breastfeeding. This is breast-feeding.

So here, you see, we have what's called a a changing table or a changing tablewith a changing mat.

To change a baby, we use diapers. One layer.

You can also use different products to clean them, such as wipes, wipes. These are pieces of cotton or cloth soaked in cleaning product.

Another object often mentioned when talking about the world of babies is the the pacifier, a pacifier.

Sometimes you can also hear a lollipop, a lollipop. But the word is also used to refer to a type of candy with a stick and sugar on top.

Here we have two thermometers. This one is a classic thermometer to control temperature. And here we have a bath thermometer. A bath thermometer.

We also have a brush and a comb. These words are not specifically linked to the world of babies, but this is an opportunity to brush up on them.

I don't know if you can see it very well, so I won't unpack it, but it's called a baby fly. It's an object we use because, obviously, the baby can't blow his own nose with a handkerchief. So we use a baby fly when it's a bit sick, when it's congested.

So behind me, I have bits of fabric like this. It's called a diaper, a diaper. As you can see, we've used small dogs because we love dogs. This object can be used to swaddle a baby or clean him up, for example, if he's had a bit of regurgitation or vomiting. It's a a baby towel.

So behind me, I also have an object that we use with the little ones, with the toddlers even, you might say. This is a a nightlight. It's a light-making object that can be placed next to a child at night, for example, to provide a small source of light.

So behind me, again, it's not really a vocabulary word directly related to the baby, but you see, we have books, small booksand here we have a few games. We can talk about learning games. Visit learning gamesThis will help children develop their senses.

Speaking of awakening, let me show you another object. It's called a play mat. So, you see this object, you can put the baby on it, it's a play mat. There are various objects to entertain him and help him develop his senses. Here are a few examples, a mirror. Here you go, a play mat.

Here, this object, where we can put the baby and again there are little games, is called a deckchair.

Now we're going to talk about baby clothes, because sometimes there are specific words. Here we have something called a bodysuit. You can have some long sleeves like here or short sleevesso they stop like a T-shirt.

Here, it's the same word as for adults. pyjamas. Here, we can even specify that it's velvet pyjamasso it's matter.

Be careful, the next word is very complicated. It is a sleeping bag, a sleeping bag. It's like a little baby sleeping bag.

In fact, as you can see, we have turtles, seahorses and whales.

So this little sweater, this little cardigan, for babies, we call it a bra. It's like a little vest, but for babies.

A very useful item when you have a child. a bib. So we tie it around the baby's neck to keep him from getting dirty - too dirty, anyway. We wear it to protect his clothes a little.

I showed you the stroller earlier. Here we have what's called a nacelle. It's an object that can be attached to the stroller so that the baby can lie down and sleep peacefully. We really use it for toddlers, for infants. So there is babiesand when we talk about infantsIt's really the... Even smaller ones.

A baby can be transported in a stroller, but also in a stroller. a baby carrier. Right here, it's called a sling. A sling. You put it around you and you can put, wedge the baby in. So there's a baby carrier, a sling.

Here, it's a bit heavy. It's a a cosy. So you can use it in the stroller too, but it's mainly used as a car seat. A car seatThis makes it ideal for transporting the baby in the car.

So this is what's called a cuddly toy. A cuddly toy. So we can have stuffed animalslike this. This is a stuffed toy. But here, really, the difference with a cuddly toyis that a plush toy is more like a toy, whereas the cuddly toyA child or baby will often have it with them. They'll sleep with it, take it everywhere.

So you see, we took a little dogagain, because you know that Mathieu and I love dogs.

So you see, the clothes, they're on a bedbut it's a cot. So we call it a bed with bars, a bed with bars or a cage bed, a cage bed.

We haven't bought them yet, so I'll put the pictures on, but on a cotyou can put a mobile. So it's an object that comes like this, and there are little things that are suspended, that can make music, that can help the baby fall asleep.

In a child's bedroom, you can also have a baby monitorEither with or without a camera. But it's used to hear or see if the baby wakes up, to check that everything's going well, to hear if he's crying.

To show you the last item, I've moved to a different room. Here, we're in our very own bedroom, where we've put a cradle. So that the baby, for the first... months, can sleep in our room. It's really for when the baby is very small. And here, it's even called co-sleepingYou can put it against the bed, so against the parents' bed, and you can open it... and stick it to the parents' bed.

That's it, this vocabulary video is over. It was quite specific vocabulary that may come in handy if you or people you know are expecting a baby or have children.

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