In the context: The baby is crying so the parents are trying to cheer him up.
Parents cheer their baby up by giving a toy.
Parents cheer their baby up with a toy.
Please suggest these sentences and Is "cheer up" correct here?
which one is suitable either "by giving a toy." or "with a toy"?
Parents cheer their baby up by giving him a toy. Parents cheer their baby up with a toy. Both are ok.
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Parents cheer their baby up by giving him a toy.
Parents cheer their baby up with a toy.
Both are ok.
Cheer up = make happy. If a child is sad or unhappy, parents can try various ways to cheer him up. Usually this is for children who can express emotions such as sadness. They are not babies.
Babies are more primitive c