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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
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"it" for baby

hi everybody

why do we use "it" for baby?

please help

thanx
  

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You can refer to a baby as it when the discussion is about babies in general: What does a baby do when it is hungry? I would not recommend using it to refer to a specific baby, particularly in the presence of the baby's parents.

— Yankee

  • You can refer to a baby as it when the discussion is about babies in general: What does a baby do when it is hungry?
  • I would not recommend using it to refer to a specific baby, particularly in the presence of the baby's parents.
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You can refer to a baby as it when the discussion is about babies in general:
What does a baby do when it is hungry?

I would not recommend using itto refer to a specific baby, particularly in the presence of the baby's parents.
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Hi,

I agree with what has been said, but I'd just like to add a small comment. The term 'it' shows that you have no emotional or personal connection to the baby.

I might quite reasonably say to my wife "Did you hear the baby in the next apartment last night? It cried all night."

Best wishes, Clive
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Anonymoushi everybody

why do we use "it" for baby?

please help

thanx

We can use 'it' for a baby if we do not know whether the baby is male or female.
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