Are babies always cute and pretty ?

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Whenever we look at babies and describe them, we often use adjectives such as : beautiful,lovely,cute, pretty ,chubby and nice,don't we ? Babies,infants,newborns and toddlers are the English words we can use to refer to a boy or a girl who has just been born,right ?There are also different meanings for the words : baby/babies.Do you know them ? You can click on the link below to check and confirm their meanings and pronunciations too.

Do not miss the phrase "throw the baby out of the bathwater" to learn its meaning as well,ok?

http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/baby_1?q=babies

Now you can also watch this TedEd video which was created by Emille Soffe and Phil Edwards from Vox Videos(the video takes less than three minutes) to learn "Why babies in medieval paintings look like ugly old men." Then you can say a few words about it at the bottom of this post,can't you ?

https://www.vox.com/2015/7/8/8908825/ugly-medieval-babies

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João T. há 8 anos

I Always Wanted To Know Why Medieval Babies Look Like An Old Man And It Is Good to Know That It Was Because Of Religion And That Was Any Type Of Strange Costume.

Beth R. há 8 anos

Hello, JP...this "costume" in English can be a confusable one for us who speak Portuguese because in this context the right word is custom (something that people do that is traditional or usual).If you spell it with "o" is what people wear during Carnival days or Fancy Dress Parties, ok? Bye

Nina B. há 8 anos

No , babies are not always pretty and cute. Before renaissance painters used to paint babies as a homunculus because of their religious beliefs. They wanted to paint them as Jesus. So, they painted babies looking old and not pretty at all.
After that period , painters changed their models and painted cute and chubby babies like we generally expect them to be.
The videos are short but they give some interesting information about the phrase and about old baby paintings . I was surprise to watch them.

Beth R. há 8 anos

Hi, Nina.I'm glad you've enjoyed the videos!
Peace !